19/04/2026
It’s picture perfect out there today peeps ☀️ 🐄 🌳 🙌🏻
I managed some time to myself this morning and took advantage of the crisper mornings along and and it didn’t disappoint. Now I made, what I thought was. The mistake of forgetting my headphones for this solo walk. As someone with ADHD I almost always have something in my ears - music, audiobook, podcast - it often helps me focus and can quieten the constant chatter that is buzzing in my brain. But this morning there was no buffer. No distraction. Just me, the sound of my feet crunching on the gravel, the sound of my breath in and out and as I huffed and puffed, the sounds of nature and the buzz of Camden not far away, the nods and “morning 😊” as I passed other walkers. And boy did my brain chatter. That girl just doesn’t shut up 🤫 🤣
But what I was reminded of was just how much we actually need that undistracted chatter sometimes. It’s part of how our brains filter and process all the input. There’s only so much we can keep cramming in there. And when we create space for simplified and unavoidant, undistracted time for the processing to happen our brain quietens right down. I mean there’s still chatter there but it’s not quite as loud or chaotic. But by about half way through my walk my focus became my one foot in front of the other. How each foot felt as it hit the ground. How one hip was catching as I stepped through on that leg. How nice the breeze and shady trees felt and my temp rose. How I’d noticed this pattern that every person under 35 tended to avoid eye contact and certainly wasn’t wishing anyone good morning (here’s to millennials and Gen X’s who said g’day 👋). How chilled cows look munching on their grass. And how grateful I feel to live in this beautiful part of the world.
So how are you creating a sense of space this week? Can you strip back an activity or task to make it more mindful and allow yourself to be more present with it?
