\”What do you do to disconnect and connect?

How do you unplug, unwind, and relax?

How do you recharge your battery?

What makes you happy, makes you smile and lifts your spirits?

During a beautiful sunny day, around 70 degrees, (two weeks ago), my husband and I went out on our boat with our oldest son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. We drive our boat to a nearby public island to walk along the water, sit on the sand and watch birds, pelicans, seagulls and a heron fly and swim. It was an amazing afternoon!

What do you do to recharge your battery and relax with your family?

What outing can you do with your family to go out and enjoy nature?

I found a magic pill that helps clear the cobwebs from your mind, gives you more energy, improves your relationships, and even makes you look better. The pill isn’t a pill, it’s a pair of running shoes.

My husband likes to walk 2 miles, early in the morning, several times a week near our house. Sometimes you will see one of our neighbors and they will talk for a few minutes standing 6 feet apart! He comes home from his walk feeling invigorated!

My dad, Dr. Robert J. Frank, a retired physician, land developer, and builder, worked out every day until the mid-80s at his home gym or local gym. He would say, “I’m going to the exercise room.” He didn’t like going to the gym, but he said, “It keeps me flexible and moving.” He also enjoyed reading detective stories, solving problems, and enjoyed planting a garden every year. Dad said, “It was important to eat right, control his weight and exercise regularly at least 3 days a week.”

We’ve all endured the experience of putting on our sneakers after a long period of inactivity. Usually at that point we’re looking for something…anything…that might give us an excuse to opt out of exercise.

Even after a short exercise session, you begin to reap the benefits of exercise and immediately feel the benefits of that exercise for several hours afterward.

Here is a challenge for you. Schedule time this week to unplug by going out and enjoying some vitamin D (or vitamin ‘N’ for nature), and let me know how you feel!

Everything will feel better. Remind yourself, family, co-workers, and friends to schedule time for nature. Whether that means walking around the block, walking 2 miles, or running. Cut off your phone and observe nature.

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