If you drive or bike by me while I am out for a walk, you will most likely see a woman, face forward, moving at a fast clip that ensures that the wonder-dog is in full panting mode. A brisk pace from beginning to end is what my daily walks are all about. I have a destination to reach and that is the end of the walk.
That’s me … the purpose driven walker.
For a few months there’s been a niggling in the back of my mind concerning these daily scurries around my hood. It has been poking me more and more until I finally had to admit the challenge being presented to me …
how about a slow, meandering walk for a change?
It is a bit embarrassing to admit that it took me months to try this out.
Finally, a couple weeks back, as I tied my runners I determined that my canine buddy and I would challenge the idiom about a dog and a new trick.
We wandered. paused. looked left. and right. and even turned back a few times. we stopped to watch the sheep nibbling on grass. we watched the gentle wind send the trees swaying overhead. we listened to the birds songs. checked out flowers, and shrubs. we breathed slow, deep.
Our walk took double the time we normally walk. We wandered, and lingered, and ambled and dawdled, and maybe even dilly dallied just a bit.
And, you know what?
it was pure delight!
There was no drive, no purpose, other than to enjoy the very moment we were in.
This slower pace may just become a more regular way to walk.
the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.
Proverbs 19:2b
itsawonderfilledlife 
Leave a Reply