Thousand-Mile Walk Home

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August 14, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. - Steven Wright - Thousand-Mile Walk Home "Eight years ago this spring, I blew out a lumbar disc while running a jackhammer in the desert near my housean accident that was the result of simple bad luck, with the odds skewed by the fact that a jackhammer was the wrong tool for the job and that alcohol may have been involved. After a long, miserable recovery period during which I was as ornery as a walleyed mule, I finally mended enough that my wife, Eryn, could get me out of the house, which was a great relief to her. As I began to get back on my feet, Eryn asked what turned out to be one of the best questions I've ever received: 'Bubba, now that youre finally healing, how do you want your life to be different from before the injury?'"My reply was immediate and spontaneous. I just want to walk and walk and walk." { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration, check out this post from Maria Popova on, "Walking as Creative Fuel." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Keys to Aging Well The Gentle Art of Blessing On the Road with Thomas Merton What We Get Wrong About Time 2021: Resources for the Journey 9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher Mary Oliver: I Happened to Be Standing Why We Should Take World Octopus Day Seriously DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 162,778 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More