Ever since my college days, I\u2019ve taken night-time solo walks to clear my head. The fresh air, the quiet, and the solitude seem to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can chalk up my white-male-privilage to never being afraid on my walks and never being questioned. Whether it was around campus or around my neighborhood, I could walk until I was tired or had sorted out whatever was bothering me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The neighborhood where we live now is a maze of quiet streets.\u00a0 No sidewalks and few lights, but safe enough from the cars, I guess.\u00a0 If I want a purposeful walk, I can travel about a mile away and reach the post office or the local Target.\u00a0 I’ll sometimes compose my daily haiku on these walks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while I don\u2019t mind the heat or the cold – or even the snow – it\u2019s miserable to walk any distance in the rain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The past few\u2026well, pick a unit of time\u2026 have been difficult. Work has been stressing me out and I can\u2019t seem to let it go. There\u2019s so much uncertainty with\u2026well, pick a unit of size\u2026and I\u2019m just worn out by the effort of not dwelling on things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I\u2019ve needed my night-time walks, but the last few times I\u2019ve tried it has started to rain not long after I had set out. Instead of a peaceful trip, I\u2019m trying to dodge puddles in the dark and constantly adjusting the hood of my jacket so I can see and still keep the rain off of my head. It stops being useful quickly and I just give up and go home. And then I\u2019m still miserable and tense that I\u2019ve been \u201cthwarted\u201d by the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder how far I would have to walk to really feel better? To let everything go and just feel a little peace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pretty damn far, I\u2019d guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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