The thoughts and words of the title are conundrums for me. I am restless. I go for walks and I wave to people across a safe distance. I wear masks and gloves when among my fellows out in the world. I write a little; I paint a little; I dance a little. So much of the restlessness is a state of mind, even the physical part, where my body does not feel like it is being used thoroughly enough, often enough. Some of that, though, must be physical. It might seem that, in this time of Covid, dedication to a pattern of physical movement would be easy to install in my life, but life has been just too contained. And that is the spiritual, mental aspect of it. For too long I couldn't just go to the beach and walk until tired, then walk into the water for upper body work, and the sensation of connection. However there is much else I could have done, but didn't want to. I am in Florida, so in late winter and early spring the water of the Gulf is invigorating and wonderful, and takes me out of myself. Thus the spiritual and mental advantage, to be out of oneself.

This extroversion, of having all my attention focused out into the physical world, is like ownership. I can have all the beauty, sensation and energy; colors and sand underfoot, wind and salt, and that sense of being in unlimited space. That is the most delicious part for me as a spiritual being. The gloves and masks I use wherever I go are not necessary now at the beach. I guess they were never necessary at the beach, we were just not allowed to go there....

This is all part of how I take care of myself; masks, gloves, dancing, striding, beach. And how I take care of all of you, my extended family of man. A friend of mine, Mr. L. Ron Hubbard, said it simply, "Take care of yourself." For me that includes some space. What about you? www.thewaytohappiness.org @waytohappinesstampa,