Guiding Thoughts...

What I listen to on my daily walk heavily influences what I think about while I’m walking. Music seems to take me back to the past, and I invariably reflect on the events, good and bad, that have happened during my life. Podcasts and audiobooks send me in the opposite direction, with dreams and ideas of the future filling my mind. And listening to nothing ? That helps me focus on the here and now, on my current challenges and opportunities, and on the world around me.

Guiding our thoughts, even if only for an hour or so, is a powerful ability. But of course, with great power comes great responsibility - just because we can guide our thoughts away from something, that doesn’t mean we should…