Walk

Unsurprisingly, it was on my return from a walk, delighting in a few observations and interactions from being outside in the lanes and woods, that I thought about this word and what it means to me.

Walk

Putting one foot in front of the other to move yourself forward

What comes to mind?

There are lots of reasons to go for a walk – transport, exercise, dog – they’re obvious things to write down. But what do I get out of it?

It gives me a chance to think, but think differently. Strangely, it can also do the opposite, taking me from my head, into my body and out further still to meet the sights and sounds that nature presents.

On this day, she presented me with drizzle. Still welcome.

Even if I don’t feel like going, I never return from a walk wishing I hadn’t.

I remember a time walking in a city when I was young, where I got completely, desperately lost, but I just kept going. One foot in front of the other, fired by blind faith.

Where might this week’s word take you?

There are lots of prompts about noticing, forcing the focus outwards through a series of observations en route. What about when you return home and how you feel then? Why did you head out for a walk in the first place? Has anything changed?

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