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Take these two thoughts for a walk

I adore walking. Autumn is coming to my spot in the Northern hemisphere and the silver birches and hawthorns are turning pale gold. All that fresh air stimulates parts of my brain that the inside of my study just can’t reach. Solitude is important. I listen to the birdsong. Achieving a state of inner silence is the thing. But once I have relaxed into steady walking where the decisions are no more complicated than “Left? Right? Straight on?”, my brain starts to hunt around for something to chew on.Fall is when I like to reflect on the closing year and think ahead to the next. (It’s too late on New Year’s Day.)Let me hand on a couple of prompts that good friends have given me: 
I am really proud that I…
When I feel I’ve tossed that round enough, I move on to:
I wish I was brave enough to…

Could you use these, next time you feel in a reflective mood?

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