I’m having this wonderful experience on my walk this morning, and I just really want to share.
I left the house today with this idea that if I started exercising maybe 20 minutes a day, it was gonna help me keep this wonderful state that I’m feeling right now—of being productive and light. You know, even when judgments come, they release easily. And I just want to keep this state that I’m in.
So I set out on this walk. I thought, “You know, 20 minutes. I’m gonna go over to the park. Maybe I’m gonna jog over.”
And it’s really funny—I love observing myself. So here’s what happened when I actually walked.
I left the house, I did a light jog for about seven, eight seconds… then settled into a fast walk. And when I came to the first intersection, my mind was already plotting which was right and which was wrong.
“Do I go straight here? Do I slow down so I can hit the green light instead of waiting at the intersection and breathing car smog?”
It was already assessing dangers and risks and what’s good and bad.
So I just kind of chuckled and put it aside, and just naturally walked up right when the light was going—walked through, got to the next corner. Again, my mind is saying, “You don’t want to go straight because there are cars on this road. You want to go right and follow that tree loop around where there’s less traffic.”
But another part of my mind said, “No, going straight leads directly to the park. That’s the best route. And it’s got trees, too.”
This whole dialogue was going on in my head. I’m out for a walk… maybe this is unnecessary?
So I chuckled again, and just noticed: I feel pulled to the right.
I went to the right.
At the next few corners, I followed that familiar algorithm for me—which is: “Where do I want to go? Where’s the light pull forward?”
And a sense of immediate freedom came up. I can go anywhere. I can do anything. It doesn’t matter. I’m just living life and enjoying this moment. There’s no dire consequence I’m trying to avoid, or optimum path I’m trying to take.
As this freedom overcame that sense of thinking and planning and plotting, I settled into this really beautiful space of just enjoying the walk—of noticing what’s happening around me, enjoying the discovery.
And I had this sense that there’s something my guides want to show me. I wasn’t actually going to the place I thought, because the turns I was taking weren’t taking me toward the park. They weren’t taking me anywhere in particular that I was aware of.
So I come around this corner, and I’m hearing that it’s time to go back. I had that feeling—that sense—and for me, I get it in sort of an audible way, too. I turned the corner and started heading back.
And on the left side, this beautiful bamboo forest opened up. Right in the middle of the city. Just a block—very small. There’s no one in it.
I had seen it before, and I opened the door and went inside. And it was just beautiful. Peaceful.
It felt like I was back in Sedona in the national park. The energy was fantastic. I couldn’t feel or see or sense any people around. I was suddenly surrounded by nature—right in the middle of Tokyo.
I just breathed it in. Enjoyed the moment.
And I realized: this is the freedom that’s always available.
Thinking and planning and plotting… at best, gets me to where I think I want to go—or where I should go.
But when I let go and move into this space of freedom and discovery, my life turns into a beautiful adventure, where I find these magic moments along the way.
These are what fill me with joy. These are what create that space where I’m not stressed, I’m happy, and I’m productive. Life is flowing around me.
Because in my heart—and maybe in many people’s hearts—I’m an adventurer. I’m curious. I don’t care to see the same thing many times.
If I can discover new things along the way—little things each day—then that’s beautiful for me.
So today, if you’re feeling that sense that you’re thinking too hard, try to let it go. Notice where you’re feeling pulled, energetically.
That switch—the one that makes you want to smile or lifts your heart a little bit.
And just note… maybe there’s something waiting there for you.
Maybe a little place you haven’t found before.
Really enjoy that journey today.
