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What do you do, when you need to have a good think?
I usually go for a walk, or, if I’m lucky, I visit the sea. Well, the weather today is awful, cold, and miserable, so no going anywhere. I needed to find another way.
I thought if I tried very hard, maybe I could squeeze something out of my head. But then it came to me. I could go for a reality walk. I haven’t done this for a while, but I decided to give it a try.
It shows how desperate I was; I didn’t bother getting dressed and took off in my nightie and bare feet. The air felt warm and smelled of growing things. Mother Nature’s perfume. As I walked among the trees, a sense of peace slowly settled around me. I looked for somewhere to sit, to make good use of this feeling, but there was nothing. Undeterred, I sat down on a patch of moss, the sunlight filtering through the canopy of leaves above my head.
I closed my eyes, content to simply absorb the sun’s heat. Gradually, different thoughts came to me—thoughts about my health, my work, and my ambitions. I brushed all of these aside to make room for the question I had to ask. I took a deep breath and waited for my answer.
It wasn’t the answer I expected or wanted. Apparently, I had to make the time I needed and remember to use whatever time was available.
That was when I realised that I had been so busy feeling sorry for myself, I had wasted so much time already. I sat there for a while longer, making promises to myself, and then I slowly walked home…
Thanks for listening…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes 
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