Being a person in recovery, I tend to always look for the next best way to find inner peace. One of my favorite ways to escape from a crazy day or a huge fight is going for a walk. I have no idea why walks are so important, but they are. Being in Chicago I take advantage of the warmer seasons because no one wants to walk in the winter. A walk is like free therapy. Almost every time I go on a walk, I might meet someone who I can talk too, I might see something that relates to the issue at hand, or I might just feel better because I walked for so long. These are small reasons, silly reasons, but that is why they are so important.
Something I have realized is the more cheesy or corny the advice, the more uncomfortable it makes you feel, the better the advice. When I was first told to go scream at the top of my lungs outside, I thought it was stupid. How was yelling for no reason in front of people going to solve anything? Well, it was one of the best things I have ever done. I can honestly say I felt a release of negative energy just screaming at the top of my lungs. It even got to the point when people would look at me, I would start laughing because of there facial expressions. Now how crazy does that sound, yelling at the top of your lungs and then laughing your ass off in the next few seconds. It was beautiful.
If every human wants to live their life to the fullest, they need to do some form of self-therapy. I am not sure why, but think about it. Don't you sometimes wonder why the norm is to be rude? Like, how does that make sense? Why is it more acceptable to watch people get pushed around than not? Of course answers like "life's hard" or "it's a jungle out there" might get thrown around. But that still does not make any sense to me. If you have the option to spread kindness to a person, why would you not do it? I almost feel like me talking about this right now is taboo. Like there might be some readers who I make uncomfortable just because my advice is to be a kinder individual and to take care of yourself.
Which leads me back to my main point. Go for a walk. I may not know the science behind it, but I am sure it is positive. Walks can really change your day around. They also can be done at almost any time. A walk is free, and it is something that has helped me through rough times. I want to spread this idea. It may sound simple, but give it a try, I like to think that I know what I am talking about. Why else would walks feel so good?
