Take Back Your Life!

Yesterday, Jimmy and I went to a State Park and took a walk along its “Sensory Trail.” It meandered through the woods, over boardwalks covering marshes, along the sides of a large brook. Normally, we hike to get exercise, to go as fast as we can. Today was different. We ambled. Jimmy spent a lot of time taking pictures of turtles, flowers, swans and even his first hummingbird! During a brief moment when the hummingbird wasn’t humming he managed to capture it digitally.

I walked slightly ahead, often finding myself waiting for Jimmy on the wooden benches I found at every turn. During those waits, I relaxed into the bench and listened to the birds “tweet” to each other and the water lap up against the shore.

Instead of just hurrying along a trail like we normally do, we took our time, feeding our senses with all nature had to offer.