Day Dreaming...

So today for the second time in two weeks I scheduled an "all me" day. I know that may seem silly, but I think it's part of my healing myself emotionally and physically. I need me time. I took myself to lunch and then to a movie. Then afterwards I went to walk the trails because the sun was out and shinning and as far as I could tell there was no sign of rain to be found... shows one what I know. I've found that as I walk sometimes I think about things that are on my mind and sometimes I actually just listen to the music on the radio or even a talk show host or two to get opinions. Then there are days like today where I totally don't want to think about anything realistic and I find myself off in my mind on a wild adventure like Indiana Jones. I think day dreams are a natural and healthy way to escape the daily pressures of every day life. My problem is I don't always pay as good of attention as I should when I get in these day dream states. I have a really good imagination and trust me when I say I can get totally lost in nothing but my own mind. I suppose that is why I love reading and have spent a little more time on it lately. One can go anywhere they want while reading a good book. You get to imagine what the characters in the book look like and how they might actually react to real life situations. If they were real that is. So my intent was to walk about an hour and a half to two hours. After all my day was about me and I actually have gotten to I love my walks. I noticed about forty minutes into my walk that there was sunshine with some white clouds, nothing too major to worry about. Then starting on my last turn of the walk I saw the black and grey clouds and I had come to the conclusion that it had to be my last turn. I was only fifty-five minutes into my walk so it was a little depressing that I would have to end my walk before I was ready to return to reality. As I came around the path that headed back to my car though the clouds decided they couldn't wait five more minutes for me to be done with my walk. It was as if someone had turned a huge pitcher of water and poured it over my head. The rain was beating down so hard I could not see well to walk towards the car. I don't run, so that wasn't happening. I am working on it though and maybe some day. By the time I got to my car I was soaked from head to toe. I was no longer hot at least. I had an extra shirt in the car so I quickly put my jacket on the seat and sat down. I took my shoes and socks off and then I quickly took my shirt off and put on the other one that was in the car. It felt warm against my skin. Yes I had gotten so lost in my own thoughts and my own day dream that I hadn't taken as much time as I should have to noticed that mother nature was about to give me a lesson in making sure I take that umbrella along on days like this or making sure I have a complete change of clothes in the car and a towel. Old man weather got the last laugh too as he quickly brought the sunshine back out to play about ten minutes later that is. Either way I love day dreaming. Where do you go when you day dream?