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The Joy of Deliberate Wandering · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

• 0:23
  Speaker 1: Hey there, one of my very favorite things to do is to deliberately wander, to stray from the norm, meander through the streets and allow for the day to unfold with no agenda.
• 0:40
  Speaker 1: There's this immense freedom in stepping out the door with nothing to do and no one to do it with.
• 0:49
  Speaker 1: It's unparalleled by any perfectly planned holiday or retreat and no expectations for myself or anyone else, completely untethered from calendar commitments Requiring nothing more than my water bottle and a good pair of walking shoes the ultimate me time.
• 1:13
  Speaker 1: You know.
• 1:15
  Speaker 1: I have wandered countless miles through the numbered streets of Manhattan in this way, discovering new things in my own stomping ground the wonder of stumbling upon a small cafe that I've never noticed before, neatly tucked away on a cobblestone street, inviting new perspectives as I idle for a while watching the world go by.
• 1:45
  Speaker 1: As adults, we've come to fear the feeling of not knowing where we are going.
• 1:49
  Speaker 1: It can be crippling to feel like you aren't where you think you are supposed to be.
• 1:55
  Speaker 1: Since we were children, we've been told where to go Go to bed, go to school, go to work.
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: Even our leisure time has been affected.
• 2:06
  Speaker 1: Have you ever found yourself off the beaten path?
• 2:12
  Speaker 1: And instead of tapping into your inner explorer, you automatically reach for your phone to help you figure out where you are.
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: And so, with your head down, you let wonder pass you by In our never-ending quest to figure out where we are going and get there as fast as we can.
• 2:33
  Speaker 1: What are we missing?
• 2:34
  Speaker 1: We've cornered ourselves into narrow thinking and default behavior, avoiding the discomfort of straying or, dare I say, wandering from the familiar, the known or the expected.
• 2:57
  Speaker 1: Avenues of new thinking await us if we just stop trying to get somewhere else all the time and take a moment to look around us at where we are right now, to think again and then to unthink altogether, to simply be, to allow spontaneity to be your playground, with serendipity as your new best friend.
• 3:24
  Speaker 1: Wherever you are, my friend, I encourage you to indulge in deliberate wandering and open up your mind to the endless possibilities available to you just outside your front door.
• 3:42
  Speaker 1: I'm Lisa Hopkins.
• 3:46
  Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening.
• 3:48
  Speaker 1: Stay safe and healthy and remember to live in the moment.