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. Even if one were to walk for one’s health and it were constantly one station ahead—I would still say: Walk! Besides, it is also apparent that in walking one constantly gets as close to well-being as possible, even if one does not quite reach it but by sitting still, and the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Health and salvation can be found only in motion. If anyone denies that motion exists, I do as Diogenes did, I walk. If anyone denies that health resides in motion, then I walk away from all morbid objections. Thus, if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.
— Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or (Reitzel Publishers, 1843)
More pictures from this morning’s walk: Time Lapse (another Wow) and Sunrise shots.
I’d like to talk,
but i need to walk.
Beautiful!
Like a Haiku! Beautiful!
Words that speak to me.
Me too!
We really appreciate Kierkegaard, but sadly, he was quite a melancholic individual. All his walking did not improve his relationship.
Happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
It didn’t!
Yes, but right now it’s nap time
Oh, isn’t that the TRUTH!
So… 40,000 is A-OK?
No comment!
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Amen brother. My son and I just walked 130 miles in 10 days from Pamplona to Santiago de Campostela.
My spirit is glad, my feet are blistered
130 miles. Wow! Good for you!
We were inspired by that Martin Sheen movie, The Way. Touching
Great flick!
It’s a need.
Sure is!
Especially alone or with a dog.
Esp That!
❤️
I’m a fan of his words, of his encouragement to walk-to-reduce the size of problems perceived as unscalable. Here’s the but – with the relentless drumbeat of drama and trauma, it feels too Sisyphean for a walk – let’s talk after Traumatic Tuesday.
Oh, so agree with that.
Yes!