Hiking in nature is not only good for our bodies, it’s good for our moods, our minds, and our relationships, too. 

I’m a hiker—“born to hike,” as my friend likes to joke. It does my heart and soul good to strap on a pack and head out on a trail, especially when I’m alone and can let my mind wander where it will.

The experience of hiking is unique, conveying benefits beyond what you receive from typical exercise. Not only does it oxygenate your heart, it helps keep your mind sharper, your body calmer, your creativity more alive, and your relationships happier. And, if you’re like me and happen to live in a place where nearby woods allow for hiking among trees, all the better: Evidence suggests that being around trees may provide extra benefits, perhaps because of certain organic compounds that trees exude that boost our mood and our overall psychological well-being. hiking involves something many other forms of exercise don’t: trails. That means it requires navigating in a world that’s not totally predictable. Slippery dirt, overhanging branches and hidden obstacles, trail markers, and wild animals crossing your path—all of the things you might encounter on a trail require micro- and macro-adjustments to your route, which is good for your brain, mine still is good to say I’m a hiker, maybe if you are one to we cross someday. Perhaps, maybe, who knows.. happens but everyone knows that nature is good for health and happiness. Getting outside is magical.

"Jump from planes!" some ask me: "Why?" Yet words convey such weak reply. Amongst the clouds in the big blue sky, the only place true answers lie. 

I was one of those people. The dream of flight was an innate part of his being, and he became the first person to make a freefall jump in my entire family generation in 1990. The history of skydiving much began like a dream with paper drawings on the pages of school notebooks and like dreams when i was in high-school. But that is another story and by the way Thank You Köhler and others.

"All animals are the same, but some animals are more equal than others."

Mini, was the name of my last dog a portuguese podengo and go figure borned at May, 4th 2011. Not the first dog i had. But like life experiences, each case is one case and this case, each dog is a allways a unique dog. You can learn more about her portuguese podengo's here. She was born in May 4th and she loves treats, pampering and she craved attention like nobody else i haver met or possible gonna meet. She allways waike'up at 7am no matter if is weekend, vacations or i have company. She loves to hunt, and once i saw her jump with my own eyes to kill a small bat who she delicated landed in my feet. She like to kill birds, lizards and other things to. I will never forget the first time she had the period, i thought my house had a crime scenario or something and the first time she make go out of my house a girlfriend. Time to times we have this kinda of my bed pillow fight. She is fearless...

Mini came into my life one day whether I was on a terrace with friends from university drinking super book minis. A friend of mine worked in the Abra and was walking dogs when she was carrying her, she greeted me and asked me if I didn't want her because she had been rescued from the slaughter although the litter brothers had not been all while she taked a zip on my beer. Well, she (mini) licked my beer and then she licked all my face literaly and chew some of my hair. Since then it has been my company and the new member of my litle family and the origen of her name. Although she has no vertigo's, nor does she have the problem of not feeling the soil under his paws, she never did skydiving, I can say that she doesn't like it and gets all crazy, but she loves outdoor life as much or more as I do and no matter what her age she is now she stills running in circles chasing her tail and eat pear... :) 

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Mini died on 24 April 2023 and was not buried in any pet cemetery. Mini stayed with me until her last breath and died in the same place where she fell asleep so I think I can say that she had a good death and i never left'her. I can say she was my last pet and as far as i can tell, there are animals with better personality and that are and missed more than humans. 

I am so so sorry...