"If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk." – Raymond Inmon
Because sometimes, the most meaningful parts of life are not found when we are fully guarded and perfectly prepared.
They are found in those quiet, simple moments when we dare to walk through the world just as we are — uncovered, attentive, and awake.
And then in the early to mid forties she became pole curious. The bravado of youth was fading with the intermittent niggles in her left knee. She started posing questions and watching the mantis-like formation of walkers, passing her out on the track.
By the time you feel thirsty, you are already behind, already running a deficit that your body has been quietly accumulating for the better part of an hour (or day!).
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In the world of stick walking, there is a stick for all occasions. A rabologist is a person who collects, studies, or has a strong passion for walking sticks and canes.
Hiking – “I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in theContinue reading “Quote: A la sainte terre”
A cause of some consternation for the Order. Slow walking is good for the soul. Perhaps we need a mix of pace. The important thing, is that one is out there moving. The faster you walk, the better for long term health – especially as you age
In the winter of 2011 Nick Hunt embarked on a walk through Europe. In this rich audio production Nick offers his instructions for wayfaring. He succinctly captures some of the mystery of Journey. His work is the core business of the Order. Perge Movere. How to Walk Across Europe – Dark Mountain
I’ve read them all, these old way wanderers, and often I’ve encountered versions of the same beguiling idea: that walking such paths might lead you – In Hudson’s phrase – to ‘slip back out of this modern world’. Repeatedly, these wanderers spoke of the tingle of connection, of walking as seance, of voices heard alongContinue reading “Quote: Robert Macfarlane, The old ways : A journey on foot”
H J Tompkins HJ Tompkins is to New South Wales as Robert Henderson Croll is to Victoria in terms of pioneering bushwalking and writing. Published in 1906, ” With Swag & Billy” was Australia’s very first bushwalking (hiking) manual and guidebook. Packed with hints on equipment, provisions and hiking tips borne from long experience trampingContinue reading “With Swag & Billy”
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