Long
before this walking took root as a healthy habit, I would text my
friend Dan about writer's block at work or some such. His text reply
often was, Go for a walk. This New
Yorker article
echoes the things I have experienced as I walk.
I
had really wanted to participate in the #write31days challenge, but
couldn't think of a topic I could devote a month's attention to. And
then one day, the walking as meditation came to me, and I was
thrilled.
He
recently took a trip off the grid. Before he left he texted me:
“Also, I'm taking full credit for you walking. Just kidding. But I
really am. Lol. I crack myself up.” I assured him he could take
full credit. I'd taken his advice time and again, and it had worked
every time. And then one day, it seemed like my idea, and here I am:
A
walker.
A
woman who walks and meditates.
A
woman who walks and smiles and offers positive energy to the people
she passes on sidewalks.
A
woman who leans into whatever emotion lands on her heart and mind and
doesn't run away.
A
woman who simply walks and trusts the journey will get her where she
needs to go.
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