Walking in Isolation

"Nothing brings home the beauty and power of the world that we live in like walking. Moving into our bodies, we embody the truth that as artists we are out to make a 'body of work,' which means we must encompass more than each day's march. A Weekly Walk helps us to acquire such an overview. It allows us to find both perspective and comfort. As we stretch our legs, we stretch our minds and our souls. St. Augustine, himself a great walker, remarked, 'Solvitur ambulando' — 'it is solved by walking.' "

Julia Cameron

I walked. I walked in the pain, through the pain. I talked and walked. I cried and walked. I angrily walked. I came out while I walked. I was loved while I walked. I got vulnerable and I still walked. I was supported whilst walking. I offloaded the shame, I shrugged off the internalised homophobia. I kept walking. I checked in, I outreached, I listened, I talked, I cried some more. The fear came and went and came again. I stopped playing. I started again, I reached out for help. I stopped again. I connected while I walked. I felt intimacy and walked. I walked in anxiety. I walked in depression. I walked in shock, sadness and guilt. I felt the fear again, and I kept walking. Trauma is not done with me yet. I am still walking…

“She will remain sane and she will live as she was meant to live, richly and deeply, among others of her kind, in full possession and command of her gifts.” 
Michael Cunningham - The Hours