Image: Seriously walkng around the block (here)
Note for Brian: Extremely happy to have you back, sir!
However frail one's frame
However thinly spread one's muscles over it
Or how well endowed one's chubby self
That walking makes it unwieldy
These are the times for both seemingly
laughable structured frames
to take a walk into uncharted territories
No venture no gain
Been heard but not taken seriously
Opening one's mind to more than just
- travelling
- eating
- arguing
in empty talk or oneupmanship
will not result in a trimmed look
of slender limbs and relaxed mind
knock the stress off
the worries and pains
simply start walking
just around the block
a regular feature
of no particular destination
one will chase off all of the afflictions
and heart-aches, the
- hypertension
- obesity
- kidney complications
- arthritis and all
and make life a fun thing
with just a simple philosophy
of movements and mobility of
smiling and walking!
For Brian's hosting at d'Verse on - philosophy of....
I totally agree with you. Walking has always been one of my preferred remedies for everything. Unfortunately, in the last few months, I've been able to walk less. (Arthritis pain has been flairing.) But, I still walk when I can.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I wrote a piece just the other day about a walk I took. It was not planned and I just started walking, ended up walking like 10 miles through town. Walking slows you down and allows you to see things that you would never see - to interact with the world. and no one can deny the health perks as well. I could see where this could be a philosophy.
ReplyDeleteWalking allows one to have the luxury of looking around. That is a tremendous boost to tickle one's creative juices.
DeleteHank
Walking is one of my passions... Since I was a kid, I loved walks... everybody thought it was boring, but it was just something about it. Seeing and hearing life in a way I didn't get from playing hide n seek... smiles.
ReplyDeleteWalking sure has many many perks, people should do it more.
ReplyDeleteI have a pedometre to measure how many steps I walk each day..
ReplyDeleteGreat poem Hank with great advice......that works.
Yvonne..
Oh this is such a deep & profound piece :D
ReplyDeleteoh i love my walks - perfect to get the head free and wind down - and do sth. for the health as well
ReplyDeleteYep! Bunch of benefits of walking! ..Also..practicing for winter skiing! :)
ReplyDeleteSmiling and walking around, it does wonders to the health ~
ReplyDeleteWalking does wonders, for body and mind. Good one, Hank.
ReplyDeleteWalking is a good philosophy...you know you have to keep walking or before you know it your legs won't take you where you need to go...I enjoy a good walk it helps clear my head.
ReplyDeleteOne tends to put it off to another day! That is certainly a mistake! Truly said Truedessa!
DeleteHank
Walking is a wonderful philosophy, and a balm to the soul. I wish I could do more of it. As for you, sir, keep at it! Thank you.
ReplyDeletenothing like this simple philosophy of movement......
ReplyDeleteWe take so much for granted, including the simple act of walking which biologically is not so simple. Many people seem to have joint problems these days although I recall reading recently that painkillers damage joint tissue and wonder if it is our modern habit of popping a pill and keeping on going when really we should rest. I always rest if my body protests but I suspect most do not.
ReplyDeleteThere is also symbolism in the symptoms our body develops for they are the 'words' the body uses to 'speak' to us. I think much damage is done by the habit of modern medicine of removing or repressing symptoms instead of pondering the cause or causes.
It is a feel shared by many recently! Our problems are self induced and we don't even know it! Only when a medical 'expert' says it and impose big money for saying so that we believe it. Thanks Roslyn!
DeleteHank
Ah.. yes.. hopeless wanderer am i.. as hope is in the
ReplyDeletewandering and wondering of the dance walk
of life..
NOT the sitting
still..:)
Ah yes, when someone told me, "Hey, take a walk, Bub," I did so with a smile. When my parents said, "Go to your room & stay there," I smiled, shutting myself in with my books & dreams & toys. Like Myrna, my disability prevents me from long walks these days, but when I do walk, I keep my camera handy to record the tiny wonders & sights I may behold. Hiking was one of my passions; a hard one to let go of too.
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely great benefits in walking! The more we walk the better we feel and the healthier we become. Nicely described, Hank.
ReplyDeleteWalking, communing with nature and alone with our thoughts... heaven
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! And SO inspiring. Thank you for this; what a perfect topic.
ReplyDeleteLove this section:
"That walking makes it unwieldy
These are the times for both seemingly
laughable structured frames
to take a walk into uncharted territories"
A great choice for the prompt.
ReplyDeleteI've never understood why some people would rather run. There are so many benefits to walking...both physically and mentally.
Walking is so therapeutic for the body, mind and soul. The senses will love your for it.
ReplyDeleteI loved your poem and your walking. Thanks, that was a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
Sometimes a walk in the woods or around the block makes you want to live again. Strange huh?
ReplyDeleteI'm in step with this philosophy, Hank :) ~
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