by Vincent van Gogh
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Walking exercises the whole person. It exercises the body-- it gives the arms and legs a workout. It stimulates the flow of blood; expands the lungs. It is gentle and relaxing. It exercises the mind-- it shakes up the brain cells. It fills them with oxygen; drives out the cobwebs. A famous scientist says he does his best thinking on the two miles of sidewalk between his home and office.
Walking exercises the emotions. It gives you a chance to observe and enjoy the world. Open your eyes to beauty. See the homes, the trees, the gardens. See the shining faces of little children. Listen for the church chimes, singing birds and the laughter of happy people.
~Wilferd A. Peterson
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The mental benefits of walking are also many. Walking for me has a very similar effect to meditation for other people. It helps me to clear my mind, and it helps me to think through problems and dilemmas. When I'm out walking without hurry and without a destination, my mind tends to relax as I focus on so many things outside of myself, as I see the natural world around me and breathe the fresh air. A long walk can help me to reach a state of clarity much more easily than any other practice that I've ever discovered, and walks have often helped me through difficult times in my life.
~tom walsh
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A Walk a Day
Helps keep the doctor away
So Get Walking
~AOM
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