We are lucky that the weather right now is really beautiful. This made getting up early and walking our dog Naida even more enjoyable.
Now it’s a little after 7 in the morning. I haven’t yet been on my phone but instead have been out in nature for 30 minutes, have already walked 2.5k steps, got to experience the sunrise and watch Naida explore the forest around our neighborhood.
All things that every self-help book preaches as must-dos for physical and mental health, but now, I actually have to do them. There is no other choice. And sometimes, this is a very liberating feeling. No need to negotiate with my inner “Schweinehund1”, as we say in German.
I’m sure I won’t always be as excited for morning walks as right now, but currently, I’m really looking forward to them.
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“Schweinehund” literally means pig-dog and refers to the inner voice that talks you out of doing things that would be good for you. ↩