Tools

As in, there are plenty of them! After making the decision to go with shorter meditations to begin my day, I had a late night (last) so was really tired when I got out of bed this morning. So what to do but get some fresh air and do a walking meditation? Happily "there's an app for that"! I used a walking meditation app that offers three options: fully present, enliven body and enliven senses that run from 16 minutes to 18 minutes long. I chose fully present (16 minutes) and it was just right for a day that is grey and damp and chilly with some light precipitation. The smells around me were subtle and nuanced and the sounds, though muted, had enough of a white noise quality to enhance my experience. In my walking I tried to be friendly and courteous but not engaged, instead focusing on how all of my senses were reacting to the things that were happening around me. I'm still tired but not in a bad way and that's big on a day when I have many things to do and need to be focused. I'll try something different in the early afternoon just to mix things up but for now I'm out of here as the world awaits!