I don't want this walking things to become a vigorous exercise, or me trying to raise my heart rate, or trying to burn calories or any of that other stuff, I simply want to enjoy being outside, and see how my body and mind react, therefore, I have put these simple guidelines into place, in my cluttered head.
The morning sounds so pretty, especially in spring, birds, rain, wind etc. So, since I have the WHOLE rest of the day to listen to music, I won't be using my ipod. There's something really pure about being one person, walking, outside, without something making music in my ear. However, I love music!!! A bunch, and I think it's awesome to work out to it, and to walk to, and to listen to all the time... but for this exercise I won't be!
I love walks that are adventures, so I'm not going to plan a route. Each intersection I will decide where I want to go, and see where I end up. With a route in mind, I end up working towards something, and then it becomes just that... work! I want this to be peaceful and more meditative than working out, or walking to get somewhere.
Because I want this to be peaceful, I don't want to force myself to walk for a certain amount of time. If I walk for half an hour one day, one hour the next, and twenty minutes the day after that, I think thats okay. As long as it doesn't start to conflict with my other day plans, I think that peaceful walking should be as long or as short as it is, although I would imagine to the end of the driveway and back, is sorta a cop out lol. I also can't imagine it conflicting with any other plans, considering I usually don't roll out of bed til around nine...
So thats that. No music, no direction, no timeline. Just thoughts, peace, and being grounded.
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