The Ukelele Walker

As I was on my return leg of my seven mile walk today I passed a young woman going in the opposite direction singing and playing a ukelele . I have seen some sights walking but never anyone walking , singing , and strumming away . I was curious so I said hello and asked her if she did this often . " Yes" , she said as she paused her singing and playing . She was a singer songwriter and she offered that her guitar was too big to walk with and she didn't really want to get it out in the humidity . The ukelele worked fine and the walking gave her a chance to practice her songs in nature . I was still curious so she played and sang a bit of a tune she was working on . How fantastic I thought . Not only was she walking but she was doing something else which obviously gave her pleasure , a true natural multitasking experience ! I conjured up other possibilities for multitasking walking , juggling , playing the harmonica , practicing sign language , rehearsing a part in a play , or perhaps a speech one is preparing for . It is a good thing to see people walking and doing other things at the same time . We as a society don't walk anymore much anywhere . We whine about the heat when it is hot , the cold when it is winter , and drive our cars relentsly toward oblivion . When we can't find a convienient parking space causing us to actually walk a block or two we complain again . A friend told me today Oprah ran a show just yesterday on what would happen if a family gave up all the modern items we take for granted . The kids had to walk to school , the TV was disconnected , cell phones and other electronic devices were put away , and fast as well as processed food was jetisoned . The result was amazing . The family actually started talking to one another . They shared in food preparation since meals had to be made from scratch , and everyone found reading fun and walking or biking was not such a bad mode of transportation after all . Devine nature is just waiting for you so get out your ukelele and walk .