“True pilgrimage changes lives, whether we go halfway around the world or in our own backyards.” The Art of Pilgrimage, page 88
This is why I walk. The presence required in the act of walking changes me.
It changes my quality of attention, to my experience and to my life.
It changes my willingness, and my readiness, and my commitment to pay attention.
It makes me aware of my intentions.
It awakens my senses.
It enlivens and energizes me.
It demands a fuller level of engagement from me.
Any journey, consciously taken, changes us, whether or not we realize it when we begin. It’s an opportunity to come alive.
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