Doctors are increasingly prescribing walks in nature…with the ultimate goal
to improve our hearts, and bodies…while soothing our minds and souls.
So yesterday to prove our doctors right
We took a walk along the beach…bathed in the full moon’s light.
We woke up long before the sun…and under a super moon
donned jackets in the Florida cold…and headed for the dunes.
We arrived before the birds…the sand was still a mottled mix of black and grey…
We had to watch our steps at first…with only the moon to light our way.
A walk in nature is a treat for our senses…
not to mention our arms and legs and joints
and from the moment we saw the moon reflecting off the water…
it did not disappoint.
We heard the crunch of sand beneath our feet
felt the the wind as it rustled through the trees…
tasted the salt and smelled the aroma of the ocean
as they floated on the morning breeze.
Suddenly the sky and shores were alive with birds
as they welcomed in the day…
seagulls, willets, sandpipers, skimmers…and white pelicans across the bay.
The first half of our walk, facing the moon, was a slow and meandering one…
and once the moon set behind the trees…we turned our attention to the sun.
It was as if the moon slowly pulled the night shade open
as she set before our eyes…
working in synchronistic harmony…in time for the sun to rise.
This walk provided us a multitude of ways…
to add peace and harmony to our night and serenity to our day.
Perhaps that is natures intention with every walk…her objective…her final goal
giving us a way to unburden our minds, comfort our hearts and quietly soothe our souls.
Which is what we did this morning…walking the beach next to an ocean with no borders…
enjoying nature and all her beauty…
just following doctor’s orders.
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