Comments on: Go for a Walk and Let Go of Any Baggage At Once

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:42:40 +0000

Hannah, welcome to my blog – and I am glad you found my blog via seemingly such an obscure search phrase! LOL!

May you enjoy many more clutter free walks with ice-cream:-)
Arvind Devalia´s latest post ..Why Playing Big Helps you Let Go of Small Things

By: Hannah - HMII.org

Hannah - HMII.org — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:39:05 +0000

This is so funny because the other day I had went for a walk with my son. Upon leaving, I had to grab my phone, keys, etc. This was basically what you wrote on your list. I just thought it was funny that I found this post by searching for “too much clutter while walking” LOL.

Just wanted to thank you for those tips because it truly has helped me and what I try to do now is separate my outdoor time from my inside the house time. This means that I’m only bringing keys and nothing else, unless I’m going for ice cream, then I need the money!

By: Lawrence@CreditDonkey

Lawrence@CreditDonkey — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:31:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing all the guidelines, this really helped! With the current busy life right now that we live in sometimes people do forget how to reflect and to put the excess baggage away. Having a relaxing place and a relaxing setting really helped me on reflecting and on to letting go of the extra baggage that I had. Thank you again and I am hoping that you would post again related things on this. More power to you.
Lawrence@CreditDonkey´s latest post ..Do You Need Baggage Insurance for Your Next Trip

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:44:58 +0000

Tony, thanks for confirming that raising my gaze rather than looking down at the ground does have some real and solid reasons for doing so:-)

By: Tony Davis

Tony Davis — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:31:11 +0000

Hi Arvind

That’s an interesting observation about the difference in how you felt based on looking down or around you.

One of the things we learn in undertaking a walking meditation is that if you look down your experience becomes darker, more emotional and inward focused. If you raise your gaze you might notice that your experience becomes lighter and you are more aware of the outside world.

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:52:29 +0000

Thanks Madeleine – better to have some puns rather than runs:-)

Wonderful that you are now finally able to enjoy your new home in Maryland. With our almost complete reliance nowadays on mobile phones, I sometimes wonder how we lived without them.

The younger generation today who have been brought up with mobile phones all their lives have no concept of being out of touch or uncontactable – it seems to be the norm to have a mobile phone handset glued to their ears. Now when I go for walks with my nephew, we usually leave our mobiles behinds. Anything for some peace and quiet for that time.

By: Madeleine

Madeleine — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:10:31 +0000

Arvind, I must say that you are getting a lot of mileage from this post. (Pun definitely intended.) Actually, I usually carry a hand-written note card that says I have type 2 diabetes and am prone to low blood sugar. Just a precaution. Sometimes I carry a cell phone for the same reason, but the only time I’ve used it was to let someone else make a call. One was a very anxious young boy on a bycycle who wasn’t sure how to get where he was going and how long it would take. These days when I walk, I focus on learning about the birds of southern Maryland.

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:26:39 +0000

Enjoy your walk Anne! A classic example of why one should go lightly – both in terms of luggage and state of mind:-)

We don’t have ID cards here in the UK and thankfully government plans to introduce them have been dropped – for now anyway.

By: anne brandt dias

anne brandt dias — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:10:53 +0000

Hello Arvind,

I could not help but laugh after reading your article – had I read it before going to the airport this afternoon, I might have reached my destination now and not be stuck in front of my husband’s pc. It must feel good to go handsfree and light but I just cannot do it. Besides here if you get stopped by a cop, you would have to pay a penalty for not carrying your id card on you (something u guys dont yet have in the UK) and another penalty for not having a minimum amount of money. Different countries different rules!

But to conclude I do agree, getting out and stretching is really good for you – in fact I’m going to do just that…

Anne

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:06 +0000

Hello Amanda, welcomg to my blog.

Hope you managed to let go of that thing from your head – it’s amazing what a simple, peaceful walk can do you for your well-being.

Good luck with everything.

By: Amanda Goldsmith

Amanda Goldsmith — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:12 +0000

HI Arvind

Great tips, Im leaving for a walk right now and taking these points with me – especially the walking meditation. I want to let go of something in my head and with that intention I shall walk.

Keep up the good work on your blog.

By: Arvind Devalia

Arvind Devalia — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0000

Madeleine, I will be visiting my local park, Regents Park, this weekend and I shall take some pictures of the Heron nests. Quite spectacular actually – and the baby herons always so cute.

The heron “nests” in this park are actually man made baskets – I once fibbed to some tourists that they were made by the herons and they believed me!