Ahh...walking

I didn’t realize how nice it would feel to get back to walking again, but it is! It’s funny how and why things happen. Because I am between cars right now, I am walking 2-3 miles a day. It has done wonders to my weight loss program and even more to my sense of serenity.
Because, as I’ve discovered, when you can drive everywhere, you don’t walk. And when you don’t walk, you stay inside, in the air conditioning, safe and comfortable. And your weight slowly slides back up the scales. And, even more importantly, you become out of touch with what is going on outside.
When you walk, well, yes, it is hot. You do come back in a full sweat, but you feel ALIVE! You can experience so much more – take in the scent of the newly mown fields, watch a Monarch butterfly as it crosses your path, feel the sun on your face. No wonder my grandfather used to walk 3-4 miles a day, almost up until the day he died.
And I, personally, have been experiencing something even better – a sense of serenity. While I walk, I let go of all the problems in my life, all the bits and pieces that I try ever so hard to control, to make just right. The more I walk, the more I feel all of this falling away. I feel connected to the earth as I take each stride, the sun as it beams on me, the sights, the smells. In other words, I feel connected to life.
Is it possible to get addicted? I don’t know. But, I don’t mind.