I've been reading Skogluft during my morning treadmill walks. It's Norwegian and translates to "forest air". The bottom line is that a walk in the forest will make you feel better. Really? I think I already knew that. Plants in the house are a good thing. Really? I figured that out a long long time ago. I do think the book is a good read and will recommend it though. What I have taken from this read, is that my forest walks need to be slower and use my senses better. I live on 10 acres with about 8 of them devoted to forest. I know I am extremely lucky. When I need forest it is only 200 steps away from my back door. My exercise will be to slow down my walks and really take in what I see instead of power walking to put steps on my fitbit.
This morning I started my "notice everything walk", and discovered that I never made it past the pond. I played in the water, trying to get the water lettuce to move away from the shore. I watched dragonflies dart about in play. I watched frogs hanging in the water, basking in the early morning light.
It was all magical and a wonderful way to rejoice in a new day.
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