If you read my last two posts you will know that I recently spent a month abroad and what an experience that was. The truth is that the highlight of that month was the Sugar House Park, a beautiful park with a duck pond. If you’ve been reading me for a while (thank you!) you know that I find peace in sunsets. So, having the chance to watch them for a month while I took a walk or an occasional run (tried, but my tendon didn’t like it) was a birthday present from the universe. The sunsets and the mountain views were the wrapping of it, the actual gift laid in the loads of reflections and learning that came to me during those walks.
Nature keeps me grounded
I’ve never consider myself as an outdoor person until last month. After being under lockdown for a year I was craving fresh air. Through the month there were not only walks in the parks, but some mountain hikes, multiple canyon drives, a lot of picnics and other outdoor activities. Maybe I was less present in the past to notice, but throughout a month’s worth of activities I learned that nature keeps me grounded: the feeling of clarity, wholeness, rightness and harmony.
Be condescending to yourself
Humans tend to be more condescending to others than themselves. I personally demand a lot and tend to judge myself really hard. Through the month I learned the importance of being compassionate with myself. Because yes, the mind that sometimes play tricks on me is the same mind that has enables me to have a successful career and the feet that suffer from tendinitis are the same feet that enable me to walk and hike.
Everything can be just right
At the beginning of the trip I struggled with uncertainty. You know that from my last post. While that uncertainty lasted only days,
Familiarity has its flaws
Be intentional about life
Things might never change
Unapologetic Thoughts 