It’s been awhile since I had Kylie and Miss G out for a walk. The past 30-days I faithfully worked through The Lotus and Lily program which took up a chunk of my time. But I’m really glad I completed the daily journal prompts with the conclusion of making a 2015 mandala (of my desires and conditions) which I finished this past weekend.
January was the right month for me to do this. How often we are called to stillness and hibernation during this month, right? This was a way in which for me to honor it. I’m happy I followed what was calling to me.
But today, the sun was calling me and the need to get some fresh air after a morning of writing. As I got coats, collars, and leashes ready, Kylie’s ears perked up and she headed instinctively for the front door. And Miss G began her “are we really going for a walk?” dance, bouncing around the kitchen as if to say, “I can’t believe it! I can’t believe it! We are really going for a walk!”
The wind had a bite to it which I wasn’t expecting. A part of me wanted to turn around and head back in. But the joy of watching four paws pattering down the road and two noses hot on the pursuit of winter smells made me soon forget the cold.
Part of the path we normally walk was closed with drifts of snow, but the other half was open, so that is the way we went, headed toward the high school on the other side. The road in front of the school is a busy road, actually a highway with much traffic flowing back and forth, even for a small town like ours of only about 950 people.
Miss G got shook up a bit when a big truck rumbled by, but Kylie the big dog and faithful protector touched her nose to hers as if to assure her all is well.
The sun at our backs as we headed back toward home I caught a glimpse of our shadows on the sidewalk. Me and my shadows, I thought. Oh, how I love these two. How they are so much a part of what makes up the essence of my soul.
And even though the wind still stung now and then, I realized how much I felt alive in those steps I was taking along the path, being one with two that fill my heart with so much joy.
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