Looking Up

For my first workout of the day, I decided to do it outside.

In nature.

In fresh air.

In cooler morning temperatures.

I walked west, then south, through a neighborhood which hooked up to my beloved Layton Park trailway.

I made a goal when I left this morning to spend my walk LOOKING UP.

While we were hiking Adam's Canyon, I mentioned several times how I had never noticed certain features along the hike because I was always looking down.

The rock formations, the peaks, the trees, the birds...

So, this morning I challenged myself to look up the entire way.

And the things I saw!!

I noticed a few things whilst looking UP:

My posture is SO much better.

My abdominal muscles are so much more engaged.

My hamstrings are working harder (ain't nothing wrong with that!)

My perspective is SO MUCH more broad!

I can still see where I'm going; in fact, I can see SO much more about where I'm going.

I watched the sun begin to come up over my mountains.

I noticed the trees and flowers begin to wake from their slumber.

I saw the ducks begin to migrate to one another after their sleep.

I watched the sliver of a moon continue its journey west. 

The world felt bigger.

It felt more beautiful than the concrete sidewalk or the paved road I would normally stare at whilst walking.

It felt like I could take deeper breaths and just take it all in.

And what is this similar to??

Looking UP to our God and our Savior.

Opening ourselves up to Their light and their love.