By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought
–First Step–
Plan time to take about a one hour walk with the love of your life.
Before you go, make a copy of an image of the two of you from the beginning of your journey (i.e., wedding photo).
Set the original photo on the counter where you will see it when you come back into your home.
Cut the copy of it down the center between the image of the two of you.
Each person takes ½ of the photo on the walk.
You both take the ½ with the image of yourself on it.
Set out on a walk, no cell phones, no talking.
Keep 20 to 30 feet of separation.
No talking, just walking, just breath.
While on the walk, think about the person you used to be.
Use the image of yourself to help recall memories.
Walk about 15 minutes and then stop.
–Second Step–
Get within arm’s length of each other.
Turn toward each other, no talking, no touching.
Stare into each other’s eyes for about 30 seconds, just stare, just breath.
At the end of 30 seconds, hand each other the photo of yourself that you were carrying.
–Third Step–
Start walking back to where you started from, now with the image of the other person.
Keep 20 to 30 feet of separation.
No talking, just walking, just breath.
While on the walk, think about the person your partner used to be.
Use the image of them to help recall memories.
Walk about 15 minutes and then stop.
You should be at the beginning again.
–Fourth Step–
When you return to the beginning, do not go back into the house yet.
Find a place outside to set down the two images together.
Ideas: put in your mailbox, under a rock, somewhere safe.
Don’t take the images with you, leave them back at the beginning.
Start walking again.
This time you must hold hands.
No talking, just walking, just breath.
As you hold hands and walk, think about who you as a couple used to be.
Use the energy in your hands to help recall memories.
Walk about 15 minutes and then stop.
-Final Step-
Head back home however you choose to. You have about 14 minutes left of the hour, an hour of your lifetime. You decide how you want to walk back into it.
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