Running is my mental dashboard

Ok. So I took my little Luke out for a 2.5 mile stroll today (Sunday). I was observing him while I was running. Watching him take it all in. First we ran along the water, watching the boats & the people. Then we stopped to see the dogs at the dog park. Then we ran around Battery Park and worked our way back to the swings so Luke could play while I could cool off.

But while Luke & I were running, I saw a similarity between the curiousity of a little kid and that of a runner. When Luke is looking around, he's learning things for the first time. Calibrating thoughts and taking everything in afresh. Only when I run to I feel like I do the same thing. Running is my mental dashboard. It's my thinking time when I generate thoughts, ideas for work. Or have more macro thoughts about my life, my family, my job, my goals. Occasionally it serves as my life's to do list or my days to do list. My thought process can be as macro or micro as I want it to be. But seldom do I have a time when I can just go out there & think. And that's what I love about running. If only I had more time to do it.