Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Walking after sunrise and before sunset is popular. But have you walked under a moonless night when the sky is inky black-blue and stars twinkle bright, or when the moon is full? If you have, you know how nighttime walks heighten our senses of hearing and smell, titillate our body and mind.
In the dark, the sense of sight diminishes but hearing takes over. Focus on the breath, and the inner stillness feels stronger. Slow your pace, stop, tilt your head upward and gaze at expanse of stars. Wonderment! Awe!
You have to walk under the majesty of the night sky to feel it’s serenity and magical spell. It clears the mind, it calms, it makes you forget petty problems that had earlier in the day made you anxious. The cool night, the tranquility of the silver moon, or the coolness of the full moon frees you from stress and surprises you by resolving a problem that might be floating in your mind.
I remember the night we spent at the Safari Lodge in Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Under the night sky the tables were set for dinner on the bank of Tsavo lake that reflected two blazing bonfires that provided light as we ate. I looked up at the firmament, immense and dark, twinkling with billions of stars. They seemed so close that I stood up from where I was sitting to touch the sky – that’s how close they felt… like if I tried, I could pluck a twinkling star from the depths of darkness and hold it in the palms of my hands.