Category: Walking Pretzel

Starting the day well – or not!

I found my post from yesterday!  So I have undeleted it.  YAY!!

I have been a bit “out of sorts” all day.  Something has just not felt right.  I think that it is because I did not start my day with my usual Pretzel walk.  Most days I do this 5k walk and use it to wake up; to think about the day ahead and try to concentrate and be grateful for good things that are happening.  This morning = no walk.  My poor little Pretzel was not very well – she had eaten something that totally disagreed with her …  Dog vomit everywhere is so not pleasant especially at 2am.  She still looked a little bit sorry for herself when my alarm went off at 6:10…  She definitely did not want to walk around in the wind and rain.  It was a gruesome morning and I must admit that a small part of me felt grateful for the excuse not to don my waterproofs and go out.

She’s feeling better! Don’t worry she always looks a bit sad! Her natural expression lol

Now what I should have done is get up and gone for a walk by myself or used the time to meditate.  That would have been a good idea!  But no – I decided to feed my cats who were scratching at the door then go back to bed for an hour.  Now, I am not saying that a lie in is not great once in a while!  I am not saying that there was anything inherently wrong in doing that!  What I am saying is, that, for me this morning, a walk or meditation would have been a much better way to spend my time.  My head would have been clearer and I would have set myself up for the day.

Fortunately my little scruffy dog is better now so we will be back to our morning walk tomorrow!

Just a short post….

Really did not want to get up and take Pretzel out for her walk this morning… It was cold, grey and wet.  Pretzel was reluctant – she tried extremely hard to stay warm and cosy in her basket.

But we wrapped up warm (I looked a sight!) and off we went.

The skies were grey.  It was as cold and wet as I feared.  But, in the end, I enjoyed my walk.  I listened to music (songs from Nashville – my current obsession) and just enjoyed being awake and out in the fresh air.

I think Pretzel came round to the idea after a while as well 🙂

This morning’s walk

Introducing my pug / chinese crested cross – Pretzel.   According to google she is a “thing”.  She is a “Pugese”.  Look them up.  She seems to have more hair than most. Being biased, I think she is prettier than most.

Anyway – although impossibly cute – she is not to be the point of this first blog post.

I go for the same 5k walk around the streets where I live at least once a day.  Most days I am listening to music (the Nashville soundtracks are my current obsession) and fantasising about a life that is certainly not going to happen.  Now this is obviously not healthy!  My real life has not got a hope of matching up to this one!   And – I am definitely not “living in the present moment”.  This is not following Buddhist teachings and will not make for a happy Tee.  

So today, whilst listening to Russell Brand’s “Under the Skin” podcast with Charles Eisenstein, I actually looked around me and took notice as I walked.   I lived in the present and appreciated what was around me – the sky, some flowers hanging on from summer, autumn leaves.   I even managed to notice and, hence, pick up a discarded McDonalds bag.   I stopped to talk to an elderly woman walking her very sweet yorkie.

After a very enjoyable walk, I returned home and have had an extremely productive day.

Let’s hope I learn all of the lessons from this!  And do the same tomorrow – and the next day.

Today has been my most positive day in a long time.  It is all in the mind.  It is all about how I deal with my thoughts and my emotions.  It is about skillful thinking.