practice mindfulness

but I do keep trying. Quite an interesting experience today really. I was walking Cora in the forest for two and a half hours. Usually when I’m walking, my mind is racing and I keep going over problems and difficult issues over and over. I catch myself doing it all the time, and try to focus on being in the moment, and then a few seconds later, my thoughts starts racing again. Today was quite a long walk though. And for some reason, the further we walked, the more my mind calmed down. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t going over problems and worries still, but I did it a lot less, and was able to enjoy the lovely sunlight, beautiful forest and adorable poodle bouncing around me.

That lastet for quite a long time, but then, the closer we got to the end of the walk, the more my mind started racing again. Strange. But well, I had a lovely time during the middle part of the walk, which is excellent!

I was walking her in the forest, being completely lost in thoughts, worries, making plans for the rest of the weekend and not really paying attention. Then suddenly I noticed that Cora was bouncing around me like a big, curly tennis ball. Clearly enjoying the experience with every fiber of her being. While I was missing out on it all because I was busy worrying about things that might not even happen and making plans for the rest of the day.

I’m not saying I was completely in the moment for the rest of the walk, but I did manage to focus a lot more on the moment, watching Cora bouncing and running around, and enjoying the scenery. And Cora and I had a lovely walk together. Must keep trying to learn from the master, who I happen to be lucky enought to live with.