It’s really hard for my heart to comprehend that we — a group of people living on a rock that is hurtling through space at 1.3 million miles per hour — would ever choose hate over love. Especially knowing that we are somehow living each day while our planet spins on its axis, orbits the sun, and exists in a galaxy. It’s hard enough to comprehend all of that, isn’t it? We are living in this one moment in time — together — and figuring out life as we go. That’s not an easy task, so maybe that’s why we turn to incredibly simplistic human ways? My heart tends to stay in the big terrestrial-type wondering, which can feel quite heavy at times. My therapist reminded me today how much a simple walk has served me in the past and suggested I try that instead of taking to the bed or reading the comments or overworking or eating a bag of chips…all of which are possible right now. And so I did. I took a walk outside and instead of thinking about how many steps I accomplished or how fast I was going or how many calories I was burning, I decided to just look around. I decided to notice how my neighbors were living their lives. I looked at the tippy top of trees, found a lone basketball that had rolled far past the driveway, saw scooters on porches and signs to remind us to slow down, and much, much more. We express ourselves differently. We believe very different things. And yet…we are still connected in this neighborhood each and every day. On this rock. Hurtling through space together. It’s wild, y’all. I decided to capture some of the things that made me pause or smile or think or wonder or contemplate or listen…which are all very important things. Today, I was seeking to understand — not judging. I needed the dang walk.