A Walk in the Park

When stresses come, as they will, one way to tackle them is to take a walk in the park.  Being outdoors amongst nature is so calming.  You may, in your stressed state, think you do not have the time to spare to take time out but a diversion to busy-ness and tension pays dividends.

 

Noticing something new in the woods or sitting on a bench watching the swallows dip and dive for insects on the surface of a lake, is not a waste of time.  It calms the soul and lowers the blood pressure.  It gives space in your brain for clearer thoughts. 

 

 

The lapping of water is very relaxing, or watching clouds go by.  Noticing the butterflies, feeding the ducks and geese, slowing down, stepping aside from the troubles of life is good healthy practice. 

 

Changing your focus is not being selfish.  It is taking care of yourself.  Take your eyes and mind off the stresses and looking at nature is a relief; a breathing space in grief; an oasis in an otherwise dry and dusty place.  It is a free tonic.  Medication without prescription.  A walk in the park has rewards that can't be measured.  It helps after a sleepless night; it soothes a hurting heart; it unravells a myriad of thoughts; it refreshes and strengthens.

 

 

An expanse of water, sky, green fields, a river, or a park where others are having fun, can offer renewed vigour, solve problems, turn a soured heart softer, and give hope when you are feeling hopeless.  Those inner negative thoughts flee draining from the brain like melting snow.  A day can be brightened, transformed by just an hour or so out of your home, work or situation.  Try it today.  A walk in the park.........