Walking as Creative Fuel

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January 27, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking. - Friedrich Nietzsche - Walking as Creative Fuel Over one hundred years ago, Scottish writer Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, penned an essay entitled, "The Fellow that Goes Alone" about the simplest of activities that can yield the most creative thoughts: walking. In this ode to ambulating, Maria Popova weaves together quotes and excerpts from literature's big proponents of the timeless exercise, creating a piece that celebrates a walk's ability to awaken mind and spirit: "Here and now, the mind has shaken off its harness, is snorting and kicking up heels like a colt in a meadow." Imagination comes alive while walking alone. With no one to talk to, no one to share, it can run wild in the "country of the mind." Enjoy this tribute to a simple pastime with many benefits that most people can enjoy. { read more } Be The Change Walk solo after lunch today and see what ideas spring forth. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How Happy Brains Respond to Negative Things Bhutan's Dark Secret to Happiness Two Words That Can Change a Life Teen Creates App So Bullied Kids Never Have to Eat Alone 5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier What Would A Slow School Movement Look Like? Ten Counterproductive Behaviors of Well-Intentioned People Anne Lamott Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,726 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More