Dear friend,
I love to be on the move.
There’s no other way to put it.
And yes, I know this might sound a bit paradoxical coming from someone who keeps talking about stillness, presence, and doing nothing.
But movement and presence are not opposites; they belong together.
But today I want to talk about a different kind of movement: the everyday kind.
The kind that might not fix everything, but honestly, it helps so much.
Our bodies were designed to move. We all know that.
We can run, jump, bend, climb, carry, reach, play, how fricking amazing is that?
And yet, modern life keeps removing movement from the day.
We sit in chairs, we sit in cars, we all stare at phones with our necks bent in weird angles.
Convenience with every chance we get.
And then there’s the social part too.
We’re spending less time with friends, less time outside, less time interacting with people in real life.
All of this slowly removes the little movements from our day.
Let’s go even deeper for a second:
You live on the third floor, but take the elevator because you don’t want to stop typing on your phone. You’re looking at your phone and miss the chance to hold the door for an old lady walking in front of you. You park right in front of the place because it’s convenient, even though a five-minute walk would do you good. I could go on and on.
The thing is, it all compounds, in both directions.
Less movement compounds into fogginess, low energy, and disconnection.
More movement compounds into clarity, better mood, better health, and more presence.
Being on the move, consciously and deliberately, paired with being present, is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. So don’t wait for a workout to move.
One Line to Carry With You
We were designed to move. Now we have to design movement back into our lives.
Truly yours, this moment.
Armando