Life is moving at really fast pace. High powered cars help us travel between places at a much lesser time than before. Access to information is just a click away. Facebook, twitter, gmail, google etc have mad(e) sure that information is no longer scare. One cannot take pride for long about being fast at something.. Someday, somebody,for sure, will catch up. But this blog is not about how to be faster than somebody or something.. On the contrary it is about something that all of us are longing for in this fast paced world.
Peace.. Rather Inner peace
Think about what happens when a few old friends meet up... After all the fun and laugh, the conversation gets a little philosophical. One of them group is bound to say "we were much more happy when we had less luxury during our childhood days". The talk gets everybody nostalgic. The theme of the conversation would be focused on peaceful life and the route for that would be " Back to Basics".
One such " Back to Basics" item is our daily walk. A walk down the memory lane, one can recollect that all the daily errands were achieved with no transport...On the contrary , today,even the smallest of errands demands us taking our cars or any form of vehicle. Our kids get picked up right outside our house and dropped just outside school. Call it luxury or laziness..Walk is becoming a thing of the past.
I decided to break this routine and started walking for all my regular errands. It is during these walks that I realized how much I have missed in this busy life. As I started walking, I realized that there are many interesting people,shops and activities in and around my neighborhood. All these years I missed seeing an interesting art gallery,couple of restaurants, gift shops, hardware store, car mechanic to name a few.Till this realization happened, I have spent many hours travelling for each of these items.. This break from routine in the form of a walk will give you fresh breath which inturn will give your Inner Peace.
Next time you want to buy an innovative gift for you spouse or friend, starting walking.A word of caution: do not be wired in any form ( mobile, iPods)..
Happy walking.....
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| Walk with joy |
Think about what happens when a few old friends meet up... After all the fun and laugh, the conversation gets a little philosophical. One of them group is bound to say "we were much more happy when we had less luxury during our childhood days". The talk gets everybody nostalgic. The theme of the conversation would be focused on peaceful life and the route for that would be " Back to Basics".
One such " Back to Basics" item is our daily walk. A walk down the memory lane, one can recollect that all the daily errands were achieved with no transport...On the contrary , today,even the smallest of errands demands us taking our cars or any form of vehicle. Our kids get picked up right outside our house and dropped just outside school. Call it luxury or laziness..Walk is becoming a thing of the past.
I decided to break this routine and started walking for all my regular errands. It is during these walks that I realized how much I have missed in this busy life. As I started walking, I realized that there are many interesting people,shops and activities in and around my neighborhood. All these years I missed seeing an interesting art gallery,couple of restaurants, gift shops, hardware store, car mechanic to name a few.Till this realization happened, I have spent many hours travelling for each of these items.. This break from routine in the form of a walk will give you fresh breath which inturn will give your Inner Peace.
Next time you want to buy an innovative gift for you spouse or friend, starting walking.A word of caution: do not be wired in any form ( mobile, iPods)..
Happy walking.....
4 comments:
While reading this blog, it reminded me a article I read recently in TOI.
Picked the below point from the article.
SPEND TIME WITH YOURSELF DAILY
Psychologist Anu Goel urges all women to take time out for themselves.Spend at least 15 minutes all by yourself on a daily basis.That doesnt mean time spent at home with your husband or children,or even time spent listening to music.You should be all alone,taking a walk,so that you get the time to reflect on your days happenings.When someone is alone,the mind tends to focus on things that went wrong.Youll automatically start thinking of solutions.That way,at least you are aware there is a problem.Thats very important and helps you to de-stress.
read the full article here
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=31&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=31-07-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar03100&format=&publabel=TOI
Thanks Ramani
I am completely with you on this Rajesh! I love walking. The mind sort of goes on auto-pilot and answers sometimes crop up all of a sudden! I have thus far almost always chosen walking over taking a bus to school or to the grocery store etc.
@Sriram.. Super
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