Werner Herzog,
"the world reveals itself to those who travel on foot" https://t.co/N6K7Vbee1F
Werner Herzog, "the world reveals itself to those who travel on foot" https://t.co/N6K7Vbee1F
“The world reveals itself to those who walk” — Werner Herzog
I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more
rayne fisher-quann • Choosing to walk
Theologian and philosopher Soren Kierkegaard on the power of walking:
"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'
... See more“Whether it is a stroll on a sunny day, walking to and from work, or walking down to the local shops, the act of putting one foot in front of the other in a rhythmic manner is as much human nature as breathing, thinking and loving,” write Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mark Hamer, and Marie Murphy in an editorial accompanying their original research.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
Henry David Thoreau, one of the great explorers of his time, reminded himself in his journal, “It matters not where or how far you travel—the farther commonly the worse—but how much alive you are.
Pico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
A walk-n-talk works like this: gather 5-10 curious, kind, generous, patient, inspiring people and set a walking course through the countryside for a week, plus or minus a day or two. A week works well because it may take a day or two or three for people to open up, for the so-called “situational extroverts” to fully emerge from their shells, for th... See more
Craig Mod • How to Walk and Talk
A walk, following your intuitive promptings, down the streets of a foreign city holds rewards far beyond a planned tour of the tried and tested. Such a walk is totally different from random drifting. Leaving your eyes and ears wide open, you allow your likes and dislikes, your conscious and unconscious desires and irritations, your irrational hunch
... See moreStephen Nachmanovitch • Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
Walking ‘is how the body measures itself against the Earth.' via https://www.densediscovery.com/issues/286