Hiking Path

I went for a walk the other day with a very good friend. Everything was going well until we stepped out the front door. All of a sudden everything went sour. Whatever was going on in the street that was bad, he drew right into us. A person whistling to get someone else’s attention really seemed to bother him and right after that, another person was in a crosswalk trying to cross the street, stepped out into traffic and put their hand up to make sure that everyone was stopping, (sort of like a crossing guard). My friend thought they were being stupid and called them a few choice names. This all happened within a matter of two minutes at the beginning of the walk and I was totally rattled before we started. These walks for me are my meditation and my therapy and this experience was not good for my mind or my emotions or even my friendship. I was really angry that he had pulled up so much negative energy off the street.

A few days later I told my friend how this upset me and how it ruined the walk that day and they were not even aware of how they were pulling all this negative energy. It has made me very aware of how I interpret the events around me and how I must strive to see things in new ways and not to let things get under my skin.

Since then, my friend and I have talked and when we go out for walks together, we try to prepare ourselves spiritually and mentally before we step out of the house. It just goes to show you that you never know what is facing you when you step out the door in the morning, so you have to be prepared. You have to be expecting good things before you take that first step. We all have to be careful not to make ourselves magnets of negativity.