Yesterday morning I had been working on a project to the point where I needed to step away for a bit. It's deadline is in two weeks so I'm still within the timeframe but for some reason this particular job is stressing me out more than usual.
We had been cooped up in the house for too many days so I rifled through the wardrobe looking for outdoor gear. Got us suitably dressed, grabbed my other stuff we needed and got us out the door in record time - I needed a breather.
“A diamond is just a piece of coal that handled stress exceptionally well.”
LL ran ahead and I let her hide behind bushes to jump out as I approached shouting "Boo!". I laughed and chased her, her little high pitched squeals and giggles rang out and made many passing people smile. She chose which paths we took and delighted in greeting all the people and their doggies that were out walking too.
I let my mind get distracted looking at the winter flowers emerging - Crassula's, Eriocephalus, Senecios and Oxalis seemed to spread out around me everywhere in every direction. Don't ask me how I remember flower names when I can't remember what I ate for breakfast, priorities lol.
The whole area was humming with energy, life and colour. Birds were squawking in the lagoon and Painted Lady butterflies flitted around us. I bent down to take a flower photo and as I changed angles, found that little ladybird stone that had been secreted. Isn't she cute?
LL and I aren't as fit as I would like us to be. Before we had even reached the half way point she was pleading for piggybacks. I decided that it was time for pizza instead of continuing the walk. Turning back towards the car we chatted about the textures of the bark on the massive gum trees; we collected feathers and the discarded bell shaped seedpods from the ground for her 'nature table' while she made up songs about soft grass and clouds.
It wasn't a very long walk but it was exactly the break I needed to clear my head a bit and let LL just be a her wonderful silly self. Being out in the fresh air does wonders for focus and it was a technique I used to employ often to break up stressful days into more manageable chunks. I've had my head down the whole day today. They say a change is as good as a holiday, sometimes a change of scenery is too.
Hoping that you also had a wonderful, sublime Sunday.
