Imagine waking up and hearing that you didn’t have to go to work and all your appointments were cancelled today.
The bells rang out on my college campus today signalling Mountain Day. Classes are cancelled. It’s a day to be outside, climb a mountain, eat cider donuts and ice cream.Ever since I graduated, I’ve been tempted to take my own Mountain Day when I get the email announcing the arrival of this fall tradition.
I think about going on a hike or cancelling work for the day, but inevitably I’m on deadline or catching up after a weekend away or just got a call from a client I haven’t heard from in a while. There’s always something isn’t there?
So I’m not calling off work today or pulling my kids from school, but I had a cider donut with my coffee. I’ll give my girls donuts or take them out for ice cream this afternoon.
I took a walk this morning, just around the block, no mountain involved, but I slowed down. I paid attention to the swirl of colors that has emerged recently, noticed the yellow against gray sky that has now brightened up to blue.
I’m not taking the whole day off, but I’m going to take a little break anyway. I encourage you to take your own Mountain Day today, or a least a Mountain Moment.
Take a break.
Have a treat.
Get outside.
Slow down.
Notice the beauty around you.
Happy Mountain Day!
What are you going to do with your Mountain Moments?
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Wonderful idea Sara. Stepping outside to feel the wind, or stopping for a moment to watch the water are easy and accessible ways to pay attention to the world that’s swirling all around. So invigorating!
Cynthia, I love it when the natural world stops me in my tracks. It manages to do that sometimes. Other times I need to remind myself (or get a reminder) to stop and notice. One of the reasons I’ve loved working from home for years is the ability to get outside more during the day.
Life always seems busy, doesn’t it? But yesterday, with a half hour break during a workshop, I went and laid in the grass. I closed my eyes. I took deep breaths. My moment to reconnect. My mountain moment.
I love your mountain moment, Parrish!
I ended up sprawled on the grass looking up at the sky during a break in a game of tag with my girls. I think there is something about lying on the ground, being connected to the earth. I don’t do that enough.
This was an awesome post. I really enjoyed reading it!
Stunning! Nature brings me such energy and creativity. I want to actually incorporate more “mountain days”. Be in nature. Be creative. Get those juices flowing. Especially while we are in the beauty of fall.
Being outside really inspires me too, and fall has such a great energy to it. I hope you can incorporate more mountain days—with limited work time since I’ve had kids, I’ve found it harder to do, but it sure is refreshin to take that time