Katharine Weinmann, MSW | attending to the inner life to live and lead with kindess, clarity and wisdom
Description: finding beauty in my imperfect, sometimes broken, mostly well-lived and much loved loved life
finding beauty in an imperfect, sometimes broken, mostly well-lived and much loved loved life
HOW TO WALK AN OLD DOG Give up on your agenda – this is exploration, not exercise. She can’t hear you calling her on, but then, you can’t smell whatever is so intriguing about that clump of grass, so maybe just relax. Stop counting steps. Don’t even count birds, or minutes or the things you have left to do on your pressing and eternal list. Move gently into the immeasurable. Stop to greet children. Consider that the most fascinating thing in the world could be your neighbor’s garbage can. Observe without ju
Over the past year at least, I’ve been saying that walking Annie is no longer exercise. It’s fresh air, the gift of being outside noticing life around us. That I may walk 10,000 steps, but certainly not aerobically. And I’ve long known for a dog, walking is “scent shopping,” so I best be prepared for meandering. But in the last two weeks, the gift of this oh-so-perfectly-timed poem, could not be more true. Some of you might know that two weeks ago yesterday – after our morning walk, treats in the kitchen, s
Katharine Weinmann, MSW | attending to the inner life to live and lead with kindess, clarity and wisdom