Yesterday I was walking to work and I noticed something. The flowering trees were fragrant. The grass was lush and green. The skies were azure, with a few white clouds here and there adding only brightness to the firmament. There was a slight breeze. The sun was warm. The shade was cool but not cold. It wasn’t quite 70 degrees.

It was perfect. There was nothing, nothing, not one thing wrong with the weather! And today looks to be about the same. If you’re like me, you have an agenda today, a list of things to do. Please, for your sake, put this on the top of your list: promise yourself that today you will take at least a quarter-mile walk in the perfect weather. On your walk, try not to do anything but walk, listen, breathe, and observe. How many bird songs can you hear? Don’t bother counting, just marvel at how many there are. How many flowering trees?

After a week of blogging about anxiety, I think this might be the best advice I can offer on the first day of May. Please enjoy it! Happy May Day!

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