Do you walk a lot? Do you find that walking is good for your mental health? I find that if it is a beautiful sunny day, then I want to walk somewhere. It doesn't matter where I am walking to, I just want to get out in the sunshine and get the blood pumping a little bit. I find that walking is extremely good for my mental health. Some days I put my AirPods in and ignore the world and others days, I am happy to chat to anyone that comes my way. And believe me I can chat, so somedays I ended nearly finding out someones life story. But I always try and listen, because sometimes that is all a person needs, is for someone to listen.
I find feeling the sun on my skin makes me feel happier and I seem to smile a lot more when it is warmer weather. Do you walk rain, hail or shine? I don't really like to walk in the rain, but it is not so bad where I live now as it is a warmer climate and so when you get wet, it really doesn't matter too much. It also seems that the longer that I do get to walk, the better that I actually feel. Who would have thought that I would ever say that exercise is good for you?! LOL
The state that I am in is called the sunshine state, but it has rained a lot recently, so I haven't gotten out as much as I would have liked to walk and see things. I also try to take my dog for a walk as she is still learning how to walk on a lead and to listen to all my commands. I find walking with her actually helps me even feel more better about getting out and about and it gives me someone to talk to while I am walking. LOL She loves going for walks, and she wiggles her little butt the entire time that we are walking. That makes me smile so much. And seeing her absolutely exhausted when we get home, also makes me feel good. Knowing she has had her exercise for the day as well.
Where I am currently staying is a lovely area and we have a park about 700 steps (yes I have been counting my steps and I average about 12000 - 14000 a day) and it is just so lovely to walk around. Plus the shops are right across the road and so if I need to grab anything that isn't too heavy to carry, I grab what I need and do another lap of the park on the way home. We also have a walking trail not too far from here and also some waterfalls, so I went out to the waterfalls the other day for the first time and didn't get to spend as much time walking around as I would have liked, but oh well, I can always go there again soon. The walking trail is through bushland, so I think it will be a really good walk. Actually now that I am thinking about it, I have to go near there tomorrow, so I think I might actually go and walk the trail and see what it is like.
I am also not far from the beaches and I love to walk along the beach. I think I am going to plan a day next week to head to the beach, even just to walk along it. Walking on the beach with no shoes on, just re-energizes me. I feel at peace when I am walking along the beach. The sand between my toes, the water, just everything about the beach I love. Plus I love to look for seashells on my walks. What is not to love about the beach?!
I also try to take a lot of photos when I am walking. It might be of the scenery or even the person that I am with or a flower that I have found. I love to take photos, so when I do go for walks, I will try to remember to post a blog about it and the photos from it. I think I literally have thousands of photos of the scenery that I have seen. It makes me smile when I look at some of the photos and see all the places that I have gone to and got to experience. I'm actually very lucky to have seen all the things I have seen already in my life.
Do you have a favourite place that you walk to or that you drive to and then go for a walk around? Where is your favourite spot? Do you take your dog with your or even any other animal? Do you take many pictures of your walks or do you prefer to just keep on strutting along? Leave a comment and let me know your favourite things about walking.
The Norty Borderline
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