Take a walk in a local park or wilderness area.
I walk several days a week at
Radnor Lake a Tennessee state park about 8 miles south of my house. Every day there's something new to see: marvelous sunrises, mist rolling off the water, colorful foliage, blooming wildflowers, snapping turtles, deer, ducks, birds and this morning
Canada Geese.
This winter if cabin fever sets in and you miss digging in the garden, put on your warmest clothes, your most comfortable walking shoes and head to the outdoors. I promise you an hour or two in a natural setting will lift your spirits, improve focused attention, reduce stress, and lower your blood pressure.*
You'll still miss your garden, but, you'll feel a lot better.
xoxogail
I've got the research behind that statement in case you wondered! Check out Richard Louv's
work and
here.
Gail Eichelberger is a gardener and therapist in Middle Tennessee. She loves wildflowers and native plants and thoroughly enjoys writing about the ones she grows at
Clay and Limestone. She reminds all that the words and images are the property of the author and cannot be used without written permission.
