Hiking, Looking Backward, and Writing
Every morning, Lois, my dog, insists that we go on our daily run. She’s become my personal trainer.
There is a lovely, wooded, 80-acre park nearby our house that we’ve made part of our route. The beginning of the trail is slightly uphill. It reminds me how out of shape I am. (Lois says she’s in excellent shape.)
Today, after running a mile into the trail, I decided to turnaround and take the same trail home. What does this route looks like from the opposite perspective?
The sun was to our back for the start of our run, and we were treated with the sun peaking through the colorful, autumn leaves on the return home. (Plus, it was easier to hike down hill!)
The forest trail reminds me of the importance of writing, composing, or creating. It offers us to consider multiple perspectives about an experience, the simplest being looking forward or looking backward.
Often, we may find that looking backward is an easier trail to hike.
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