5. Day 6: Walk Without Thinking
My walk today was lovely. I walked without thought. For a confirmed thinker, this alone is new bliss. I realized I can “just walk” without thinking about walking. I know those reading this are giggling in your coffee (or tea) but there is very little I do without the awareness of thinking about what I am doing. Driving is a good example. I have to think of where all the other cars are in relation to me, I must calculate the odds of me getting distracted and plummeting to my death over the side of the bridge (or cliff edge if we are in the mountains). I have to spend the...
Read More5. Day 5: What’s Love Got To Do With War?
Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the day Britain’s involvement in World War I began. From this distance we are able to comment, commemorate, honor and remember all that each one experienced during that war. I spoke yesterday of feeling somewhat overwhelmed at what felt like “once in a lifetime” experiences. The Great War, WWI, was thought to be a once in a lifetime experience. Yet this was not so. We continue again and again to come to the brink in conflict as we wade through our consciousness into the light. It is our collective fear of EVERY DAY that keeps us...
Read More5. Day 4: Walk With Me
I am really feeling the end of weeks, nay months, of constant importance of right now (weddings, graduations, commissioning, reunions, travels etc). I feel ready to be done with it. There have been so many important, wonderful events, visits, transitions and they are taking their toll of sorts. I can’t quite express it but a lot of seeming “once in a lifetime” feelings have left me feeling rather worn out. Not necessarily in the sense of ‘I don’t want them to happen’ but my own excitement and way of responding leaves me feeling depleted. The rise of...
Read More5. Day 3: Tapping Into The Truth
My walk this morning was less vast, more slog. I could barely connect with the beauty of land, sky and domicile. When I rounded the end of our street I started tapping (A protocol of awareness that works incredibly well; you tap certain points on head and face in order while repeating “Even though…….; I deeply and completely love and accept myself”. This is used most effectively with trauma and thoughts/emotions you just can’t get around/through.) I was willing to try anything to get over the impossibility of EVERY DAY, especially on only the third day. tap,...
Read More5. Day 2: Walking A Mile In My Own Shoes
Let’s begin extending love to EVERY DAY by doing something every day that needs love. Thus, I walked one mile with our corgi, Rugby. It felt really good and coolish in the early morning after the heat yesterday. I wasn’t planning on taking the dog but he appeared at the back door as soon as he saw my tennis shoes come out of the closet. He loves walking so much that he actually kept my normally lackadaisical pace up enough to get my blood pumping. These thoughts were crowding in my mind like some kind of filled to the brim dessert tray: I want to do this/ I don’t want to...
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