Pockets and a New Practice

i rarely buy any clothing that doesn’t have pockets anymore.  here is a typical setup for my daily morning walk:

sweatpants left pocket:  ipod

sweatpants right pocket:  point and shoot camera (most of these shots are from this morning’s walk)

sweatshirt left pocket:  tissue in case of runny nose

sweatshirt right pocket:  doggy poo baggy (even if she doesn’t walk with me i keep it there because, well, i will need it sooner or later!)

 

so what does all this have to do with starting a new daily practice?? i’m getting there!  i’ve been wanting to initiate some simple practices to help me stay on course with my “imagine” word-of-the-year.  i’ve noticed that during my morning walks my mind wanders around a lot and sometimes it bumps into an idea.   an idea that i want to keep.  i try to hold the thought, but if there are too many of them or if i don’t WRITE IT DOWN, well, off into the atmosphere it goes….

 

so, back to the pockets.  i now have a little notebook in with the doggy poo bag (yes, the bag is empty!) and a pen in with the tissue.  oh my goodness, i am LOVING this!  i just write random stuff down while i walk.  can’t believe how many snippets have crossed my mind and are now in writing!!  i call it JOTTING.  of course i have to follow up later in the day – see what can be acted on, crossed off and so on and i still try to spend part of my walking time in a more meditative way once the thoughts are out…. but i’m feeling like just this one little practice is going to impact my life in a very good way!!!  give it a try - it may work for you too!!