How to celebrate World Sauntering Day 2015
You may never have heard of it before, but World Sauntering Day is real and it falls on 19th June. The purpose of the day is to remind us all to slow down, take it a bit easier and enjoy our lives rather than constantly rushing around. This is one celebration that we can definitely get on board with.
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10 ways to indulge in London-based sauntering
The only rules for Sauntering Day are “Wear comfortable clothing. Never saunter with a small dog. And finally don’t saunter with a dog so large the lady you’re with can’t carry it in her arms … it’s being pointless on purpose.” So said W.T Rabe who created the event in the 1970s anyway!
Basically, that means you can do whatever you like as long as it involves relaxing and having some unstructured unorganised fun. An overly prescriptive list of activities would defeat the purpose of sauntering, so think of this as a source of inspiration instead…
- Take a long lunch and dine al fresco in the summer sun (assuming it’s not raining, of course)
- Stroll through one of London’s great parks, taking the time to notice your surroundings
- Lie down and read a good book, just because you can
- Sit on a bench and watch the people of London go by
- Play some happy music and dance like nobody is watching
- Go on a London walk and learn something new, however useless the knowledge may be
- Go on a swing – you can’t possibly be anything but carefree while soaring through the air
- Let go of your grown-up inhibitions and jump in the biggest puddle you can find
- Wander and see where your sauntering takes you
- Do at least one of these weird and wonderful London activities
If you do take part in World Sauntering Day, make sure to let us know what you did. Did you like taking the time to do something absolutely pointless yet utterly enjoyable?
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