“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it . . . but by sitting still, and the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill . . . Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.”
– Søren Kierkegaard, Letter to Jette (1847)
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“You never feel worse for a walk.”
– My Mum (2011)
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Walking really is one of life’s great pleasures.
Walking makes you feel better and it’s never wasted time.
And it’s free.
We do not need equipment or specialist training.
To identify as a walker we just need to get going.
Every route we take is borrowed for the duration of the walk.
Like a library book, we return ourselves to home, anticipating the next loan.
Wandering and wondering.
Being well.
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