I love to go for writer walks in the morning; there is something magical about it. The sun’s warm rays paint the flowers and trees. The air is cool and fresh. There is a newness about the world that invigorates and inspires me.Walking gets the blood flowing and the muscles moving. There is physicality to it. You can feel the rhythm in your feet, in your breath. When I am facing a problem I find that walking helps me process and work it out. It taps me into my inner wisdom.
Walking is great for finding inspiration too. The word inspiration comes from the Latin, inspirare – to breathe into. Going for walks helps us to “breathe in" the world around us. We can listen to the cars whirring down the road, the birds singing, the whispering of leaves on the trees. Feel the breeze caress your skin. Stop and smell the roses, or honeysuckle, or peonies. We can watch life in action, and connect with it. It fills our well. It renews us. It inspires.
Allow life to nourish your writing and writing to nourish your life.
Feel free to share your writer's walk and I will post it here.
Stranger Than Fiction: Writer's Walk
I just took a writer's walk earlier tonight! I like to get out after work, let my mind settle and set my imagination free.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! I agree that does really help the mind. I like to think of it as a "mental break" when I go for a walk on my breaks at work. :)
DeleteI love taking walks, especially in the evening. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie, thanks for joining the site :) I love walks in the evening too, do you find that they seem different than walks earlier in the day? To me they seem more reflective. Unless its a full moon! hehe.
DeleteI am planning on taking one of these tomorrow, fingers crossed it stays nice out!
ReplyDeleteI've left a little something for you on my blog :)
http://strangerthanwriting.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/i-know-im-little-slow-but.html
I agree with evening walks being more reflective--there is a layer of pensiveness, the day behind one, the heavy-gold bars of late sun...yeah. Really good idea and great post!!
ReplyDeleteAndrea, I tend to get more ideas during "day" walks. Plus, my brain doesn't want to settle down. "Night" walks seem reflective and calming, though my mind does try to sneak in some of it's chaoticness. :D
ReplyDeleteI love walks too. There's inspiration in all things, big and small, around us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for following, and for the comment. I totally agree. :)
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