Why Walking Is Good For Your Vision

“A dot is a line that went for a walk.”  - Paul Klee

The other day I took a walk around the rainy streets of my neighborhood. I’m always amazed at how much more you notice when you walk instead of drive.

I snapped the above picture with my trusty iPhone. That’s no Photoshop trickery. That’s a big puddle reflecting the trees above. With every step I took I didn’t see puddles, I saw what they reflected.  They looked like mirrors in the street, turning the bland into the beautiful.

Isn’t that your job as a creative person?  To see things nobody else sees? To point out the miraculous in the mundane? To boldly go where no man has gone before? (Oops. Sorry - I’ve been watching a little too much Classic Trek lately.)

Like the puddle, take some time to reflect. Walk around your neighborhood, or in the woods, or by the sea. You never know what visions of wonder may come to you, and then you can give that to the rest of the world - to the ones who can’t see yet -  so they can enjoy it, too.

Care to share your own walking experiences? How does it help your creativity? Leave a comment.