Just walk, and be.

“Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. 

Start walking and keep walking 

until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, 

because we walk the same roads day in and day out, 

to the bus and back home and we cease to see. 

We walk in our sleep and teach our muscles to work without thinking 

and I dare you to walk where you have not yet walked and I dare you to notice. 

Don’t try to get anything out of it, because you won’t. 

Don’t try to make use of it, because you can’t. 

And that’s the point. 

Just walk, see, sit down if you like. 

And be. 

Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, 

and realize that that is enough to be happy. 

There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. 

You’d be a fool to miss it.” 

― Charlotte Eriksson

There's a whole world out there,

and these feet are tired from all

the walking lately.  I'm averaging

11k steps per day, 5+ miles a day.

So I took a few minutes 

to pamper myself

and decorate my toes.

Happy Walking! 

RockHound

Yes.  i am a rock hound.
When i'm out taking a walk,
many times, i will pick up a rock
that looks interesting to me.
(all of these rocks were picked up
on one trip or another to local spots)

Is there rhyme or reason to it?
sometimes its the color,
or maybe one color running
through  rock of another color,
sometimes just the shape.
smooth.
round.
jagged.
broken.


People who collect crystals -
well, those are just a different
kind of stone.


Many people allow that different kind of rocks have metaphysical properties.  i often carry turquoise, or wear it in jewelry.  It is good for spiritual attunement, strength, grounding, and protective.  (one website also claimed it was good for astral travel -- not something i indulge in, though. *smirk*)

One of the local places i am drawn to are the Superstition Mountains, comprised of granite, dacite, basalt and some conglomerate - most of this was fused together with volcanic ash - but that gets a little technical.  And i may sound a little  "woo woo"  (my daughter's term) but when i go visit this mountain, the first thing i feel is a lot of the negative flowing out of me, and then feel energized afterward.  Maybe its all in my imagination, but what harm is that?

Do you have a favorite place that 'calls' to you?

Go Walking

“If you seek 

creative ideas 

go walking.

Angels whisper 

to a man 

when he goes for a walk.” 

― Raymond I. Myers

Yes, I am a walker. 

There's nothing better

than being the only person

out walking their dog at

4am, before the roosters 

begin to crow, before the

hum and buzz of traffic

drones in the distance.

The moon dances in and

out of clouds, and if you're

lucky, you will look up and

see a shooting star! 

I recently started wearing a pedometer 

because I walk a lot at work...

today's my all time high:  12,008 steps!