Beautiful Sunday: relaxing walk to see the sunset.

After working solidly for two hours in the garden, a nice cool shower then a walk by the river would soothe my aching body and soul. The sky has been overcast during the whole day while the humidity and heat could drive any city dwellers into air-conditioned shopping mall. I knew I had to adapt to difficult process of acclimatisation and demanding physical work so that I could survive all nasty events in the near future.

I thought I wouldn’t see any sunset as there were too much dense grey clouds in the sky. But I was surprised by the last ten minutes of sun setting by the river. It was as if Mother Nature and the land spirit had seen my good effort and persistence in creating a sustainable and self-sufficient lifestyle. The colors of the sky and the shimmering water in the river just woke my spirit up with joy and hope for the future.

Having read and accumulating lots of information on the conditions of economic, political, survival and environmental issues, my heart was often weighted down with heavy feelings of tragic events in the future. So, I have been slowly preparing for difficult times in my country. So far, we have been very fortunate that Mother Nature has been looking after us very well. We have the river nearby with the source of food in times of need and beautiful sunsets to comfort and nourish my spirit.

Sometimes my mind was too busy thinking about the looming drastic changes in the future so I wasn’t really walking with mindfulness. So, from time to time I had to tell myself to let go and have an empty mind. I just walked along the river without any purpose or aim; just following the walking feeling and see what would happen. This was a very good strategy for renewing my own perception of reality and to center my thinking. That silence in my mind was very clear and receptive to Mother Nature’ s vibes. My fuzzy feelings of fear, worries and doubts went away with the shimmering water flow. I could hear abs and feel my breathing rhythm; the muscles in my body seemed to unwind and relaxed.

I knew I didn’t have to walk my usual distance I used to set for ma walking exercise. I just walked without any planning; this was a very strange walk with total freedom of movement in whatever directions. I just stopped and turned according to my physical reactions to the sunset and nature’s vibes. Hopeful and healing energies spread around the river and the sunset seemed to have slowed down time. Space and time behaved very strangely in different conditions; perhaps the interactions of our being with surrounding nature could affect how reality would move or evolve every minute. There’s so much that we don’t know or understand about the power and influences of Mother Nature.

Wishing you peace, good health and prosperity.

Stay strong and cheerful.

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