While walking, do you ever observe…?

You're absolutely not asking too many questions, Kamran. You're asking very good ones - I happen to think they're great. I do watch people walk, and it's sometimes so obvious how they're feeling. Body language and posture, and your gait, tell a lot about you. It's funny, in the summer, I always watch people's feet in their sandals to see if they lift their toes when they take a step. Most people do that. Ever noticed it? My hubby just shakes his head an "only you" kind of expression on his face when I point that out. But watch sometime, Kamran, you'll see. I don't lift my toes when I take a step, by the way, in case you were wondering. How I walk depends entirely on my mood, what I'm doing and where I'm going. I usually walk quite fast, with determination. When I'm walking on the street, I definitely don't look like a good target. But, when there's a full moon, I tend to not look where I'm going at all, for staring at the moon, and sometimes I get a little tripped up. I like to look around me when I walk and see what there is to see. I love the leaves falling and kicking through them on the ground and sometimes, the sidewalk is just covered with these beautiful yellow leaves and I squint a little, and it's like walking in a fairy land. Sigh. There's a driveway on our street that leads to nowhere, as the house is long, long gone and the yard belongs to the next house. I love walking up this driveway, or riding my bicycle up it, thinking every time that maybe this time I will go through some door, to another world, another universe. It hasn't happened yet, but I'm still hopeful.

yes i think most of the time I walk briskly when i am walking alone. But when with my parents i slow down the speed of walking. May be when I am in deep thought i walk slowly as well. it depends on the mood. When I am happy i tend to walk fast

I don't think how I should walk while I am walking. I believe the way one walks depends on what is on ones mind while walking. If I think I'm gonna be late, so I walk briskly. If I think I have all the time in the world, then I walk pretty casually. Most of the time, I don't observe my surroundings when I walk because my mind is always preoccupied about something but if it isn't then I try to observe my surroundings more closely. Sometimes I just walk and walk and realize that I have already passed my destination. LOL! I am a thinker and I get so engrossed in what I was thinking most of time.

How I walk depends on my mood and the urgency of the day. If there is no hurry required, why hurry? Otherwise I walk briskly and might even run a bit. While walking, I do look around if I have nothing better to do. But chances are I would be listening to the radio and/or doing my own musing about life. :P

Usually I will pay attention to the stores, restaurants etc. when I am walking. As it's my way to get to know what's available in the street. When one day I need to buy something, at least I can be sure where I can find it.

I like to watch people walk. Sometimes I make a comment of their walk, but only telling to my friend near me. Specially for a girl with "high class" walk....you know with their "left and right"...but I like it....I like to watch they walk....

I walk for 30 minutes at a stretch every morning and evening as a regimen to combat my heart disease to which I am put as a victim 5 months since. I am on slow paced walk never trying to take fast strides lest I invite Angina and related complaints. Still' I feel quite a lot rejuvenated after the early morning walk. The refreshed feeling is soothing.Happy walking your way to good health !

I love to walk. I have to admit it is more of a waddle these days. I waddle along and watch the scenery and take in the nature that surrounds me. When I think I am going at a good clip my hubby laughs because he is still strolling along. I have short legs !

Alright kamran, too many questions, one by one I shall attempt to answer. Here we go... 1. Nah, I don't observe how I walk. Now since you have alerted me to it, I will. 2. I don't know what type is it - definitely not a catwalk is all I can say. 3. It is calm, smooth and steady, generally. Can be brisky too, ocassionally. 4. Yea, it does matter sometimes. Like, if I'm feeling depressed - I don't usually walk briskly. 5. Again yes, it does matter where I'm. "Where we are" also affects our mood, afterall. 6. I most often look at the ground (strange, isn't it?) while walking. If the place is a bit too crowded, then I might look around at the people in the vicinity. 7. If they appear to be "special" in some way, then yes. Otherwise, normally I don't. 8. Nah, never have done that. Sounds interesting though! 9. Well, I said I never guessed - so, I don't have to answer this, I suppose. 10. How many is too many? It doesn't matter, I enjoyed all of the questions you asked, so I'm not bothered about it.

My Dad had to work out in California for a long time when I was a teenager. During the summer I got to go out there. We would go to Disneyland and sit and watch people go by. We would guess where they were from, and what they did for a living etc. Dad was great with body language and he taught me everything he knew. Sometimes the people would sit near us and we would talk to them and of course in a place like that, they would tell us where they were from and what they did so we could learn if we were right. Dad was always right and I got better and better with practice. I still do it. It is a good skill to have I think. I think one's mood has a definite effect on one's whole movement. If you are happy you tend to move more freely maybe even with a little dance to the step. If you are lost in thought, you would tend to move at a smooth steady pace not paying much attention to those around you. If you are nervous, you are more apt to make a mistake just when you would least wish to do so. Like tripping or dropping something during a formal situation. You would tend to be stiffer and straighter and try not to look around. I tend to fall into the casual group. I don't take things too seriously. Life is too short to get nervous and upset about things. Before I walked with a cane, and sometimes even now, I walked quickly and would do silly stuff to get whoever I was with to laugh and join in. I hate pomposity. I like folks who are down to earth and in tune with the earth. I don't know if this answers your questions, but I tried. Shalom~Salaam~Peace

If i am healthy i walk briskly.nowadays i try to walk slow or pick up speed when my mind tells me or see others walking briskly.I mostly walk with eyes on the ground.When i see a person in front of me i look straight into his face.

hi just reminded me of when my kids were toddlers and I would take them for walks My son was about three and he ran up to this negro man who was do some gardening and touched him. then said to my utter bewilderment. it does not rub off. I apologized to the man who was planting flowers in his garden telling him my son had never seen a black man before and that I had had no idea he was going to say and do such a thing I was embarrassed but the man just laughed and said thats all right hes just a bright inquisitive little boy no harm meant son it does not rub off I think the fact that my husband ran a gardening service and had come home the day before with steer manure black as could be all over his arms and hands and my son had rubbed it off saying negro daddy it comes off. He did notreally know what negro meant so Ihad to really do some explaining and teaching so he would not embarrass either of us again. I never wanted to ever hear my children say anything insulting about anyone no matter what nationality or anything else. i did so enjoy those walks with my children it relaxed allof us.

When I'm walking I think about where I'm going or what I'm really doing. I notice people if they are attractive or somebody I know. If I'm upset I'll walk despondently, excited I walk quickly, busy I walk fast, tired I walk slowly - It depends mostly on the person's mood. At least for me.

hello bro! I walk the way mostly people walk. A simple relaxed ramble.Yap its calm n bit quite.And ya the walking style and manner do affect your feelings,like if i am noy walking in any peoper way so i do feel a bit embarasing to feel that what other people will be judging and thinking about me. Sometimes my mood also interfares in ma walking way. Places and timings also contribute a bit.Like if i am walking in any new area/country where the culture and everything is different,i do feel because people notice you and gaze. At any place where i have been walking before and have been through many times i walk looking downbut when i am out for any picnic/journey to a new place i must see tha places,nature and everything which attracts me and i find something new. When i am relaxed and walking in a casual way,i also observe others,how they r walking? what dey r thinking and looking...there expressions? When i dont have anything in mind while walking i contemplate many things and persons,i try to get whats going on in their minds. Well i walk the way most persons walk.Sometimes i do get a lot of matters to think while walking ,like any problem or the things which i have to do later on n so on. -------------------- Well lemme tell you another interesting thing..till the age of 16 whenever i used to get confuse by seeing sumone ..or wheneva em happy or in a excitement or in a hurry..i used to thumble ..lol.. My hairs were too long that time and dey all used to come over ma face and ma friends used to laugh on me..but now i just take care while walking because even when em sad and i leave myself ..like a lazy perosn ..i used to thumble than even :)..i got too many feet fractures due to this and fractures are very bad..really really pathetic :-s.. The doctor used to say me i was 16 and according to the modern science a person's bones gets mature minimum at the age of 18..but ma bones were matured @ the age of 16 lol ..and he used to say me..the kind a fractures u have got if ur bones havent been mature u might get in to a serious trouble:) Well but now i really take care about all these things and while walking i especially take care not to thumble:) There is a quote in urdu language would like to quote that one of my class fellows asked me that what will be the english of this quote and noone answered in the class ..than we asked our english teacher he answered this question. The quote was: "chaltey chaltey thoker lag gayee" Translation: "while walking i thumbled" Take care ! :)

We all should observe and open our eyes to see whats happening around us.. Thats why we dont see the beggars and all the things that are odd around us and think that we live better than they do..

I usually take a walk after picking up my daughter from the kindgartern. I seldom observe others because I have to pay attention on my daughter .While walking ,we talk to each other the funny things that we had that day. We both enjoy the walking time.