Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.

Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.  

I wish I could truly convey to you how these eleven words make me feel.  Sadly, I often find words and the English language can only bring us so far when it comes to describing thoughts and emotions.  I am using this as my Monday Motivation even though it is not your typical "Woohoo! Conquer the day!" message.  

Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.  

Beautiful.  I read that and I can just feel my bare feet against warm sand, feel the grains compacting and sliding underneath the soles of my feet.  Savoring every moment of contact between my foot and the earth below it.  It is such a simple phrase yet much of its meaning has been lost in modern day materialism and popular culture.  

Walk is if you are kissing the earth with your feet.  

The thoughts coming to my mind go beyond walking and into the philosophical.  Live as if you are embracing the world with your entire being.  It reminds me to get off of autopilot and take notice of what I am doing.  What I am feeling.  What I am taking in with my five senses.  

Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.  

I want every step I take to be a kiss between my feet and the earth.  I want every action I take to be an embrace between my soul and the world.  I do not want to miss any of it because I am simply going through the motions.  I want to live not just survive.  I want it all.

☆ Stephanie Ann