Walking : : one Step at a Time

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Call Number: 796.51 Ka, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Religion & Spirituality / Mindfulness & Meditation / Kagge, Erling
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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"Originally published in Norway as Å gå. Ett skritt av gangen by Kagge Forlag AS, Oslo, in 2018."
"Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing the joy of exploration--these activities are intrinsic to our nature. Our ancestors traveled long distances on foot, gaining new experiences and learning from them. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For Erling Kagge, it is the gateway to the questions that fascinate him--Why do we walk? Where do we walk from? What is our destination?--and in this book he invites us to investigate them along with him. Language reflects the idea that life is one single walk; the word "journey" comes from the distance we travel in the course of a day. Walking for Kagge is a natural accompaniment to creativity: the occasion for the unspoken dialogue of thinking. Walking is also the antidote to the speed at which we conduct our lives, to our insistence on rushing, on doing everything in a precipitous manner--walking is among the most radical things we can do." -- Front flap.

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Walking submitted by camieroper on October 31, 2019, 11:17pm An expert on walking is someone who, unlike anyone else currently on the globe, has scaled Mount Everest and walked to both the North and South Poles. Erling Kagge is this expert. I loved his thoughts on the value of placing bare feet on the earth to make an authentic connection to our planet and life itself. He places importance on walking for health. This ode to the art of walking philosophizes on humans and the meaning of life, our exploring by putting one foot in front of the other, over and over again. It is a meditation on walking, translated from Norwegian, and contains many insightful and interesting anecdotes. I would have appreciated chapters or subtitles above each section. But it was a pleasure to read and leaves one with a very peaceful feeling.