Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:00 am
Back on the treadmill after taking yesterday, my sabbath, off.
Seems like it was a quiet day here across the village!
When I got up (hours after dh) he asked my plans and I said I was thinking of going for a walk somewhere as well as lunch out at IKEA. He assumed that meant the labyrinth and since that sounded like a good idea, I decided I'd do it.
The labyrinth is about 15 miles from here, set out in fancy bricks outside of a church. That means anyone can go at any time (as long as there isn't a wedding, funeral, or service just letting out since the labyrinth forms the patio outside beside the entrance.) It was a tricky walk yesterday because a light dusting of snow and shadows made it hard to pickout the two different colours of stones.
A labyrinth is not body exercise, it is mind exercise, learning to concentrate on the moment where you are, trusting that the path will get you where you are going. It is not a maze (although is often confused with mazes) but the uneven rhythm of it and the constant turning seems to focus my mind on the immediate second. There is no worrying about the future, what will come, will come, all I have to do is put one step in front of the other and concentrate on where I am now. Mentally, this is a wonderful exercise for me, since I spend far too much time worrying about upcoming events.
Anyway, I had an excellent soul-tending sabbath yesterday, the labyrinth, my favourite lunch at IKEA, a new murder mystery started and some Christmas shopping done.
Today the treadmill exercise is important because I have a preaching course so won't get out for a long walk with dh unless he agrees to one after my course is over. Dh is going to see Harry Potter at 9:30 in the same area of the city and then will go Christmas shopping while he waits for my course to let out between 2 and 3. So there will be at least an hour of daylight for us to go for a walk in that neighbourhood (which is all wooded and has lots of trails.)