How do you capitalize on being outside when you go?

[petra]

How do you make the most of your jaunts into the outside world?

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[illariy]

I take some uplifting music or some music that resonates me during my current mood. But I also make sure to take the headphones off at some point and just listen to the natural sounds surrounding me. I close my eyes and turn my face toward the sun like a sun flower. I make sure to lift my eyes up to the sky and watch whatever is there - the sky itself and its colour, clouds, the very occasional plane, a bird. I feel like watching the sky and feeling the sun (or rain) on my face recharges my soul. I also watch nature as much as possible. And I like to take walks next to bodies of water. I breathe in deeply. I try to be present in the moment and not let my thoughts stray too much to the past or the future.

Best wishes to everyone here! I love this comm. :-)

[petra]

What you're doing sounds a lot like the mindfulness practice I've been working with for years, made concrete and relevant to the current moment.

I live near a lake and we've found going and looking at it very soothing, even on days when my SO has been too sick to go for a walk. There's something relaxing about knowing the world is bigger than just yourself, for me, and nothing does that like looking at something that could swallow me whole and not notice.

Thank you so much for contributing to the community! We are only as good as the sum of our participants, after all.

[illariy]

Oooh, yes, lakes are awesome! I like to walk around ours a lot, too. It is an artificial lake but still has lots of wildlife. Yes, indeed for me it is also about realising the world is so much bigger than me and my little troubles.

Thank you for creating this community! I have and continue to find it a great resource. :-)