Episode 16: A Walking Pause

Take a walk! If you can. Take a moment or 20 minutes to take a walk during this pause. If not, just sit back and follow along. I am excited to read a poem by Jonathon Stalls, and then guide us through the be STILL process, becoming aware of the sounds and sights around us, and identifying a particular burden or problem we are carrying around, and then letting go of the grip it has on us. I recorded this episode outside so you will hear lots of noises! Including my dog’s toenails on the dock and a fish jumping around in the water. Jonathon Stalls spent 242 days walking across the United States in 2010 and has continued to walk alongside thousands of people for thousands of miles. He is an artist, social entrepreneur, advocate for social, economic and racial justice, LGBTQIA+, Creator of Intrinsic Paths, and Founder of Walk2Connect. Jonathon finished his studies at the Living School for Action and Contemplation in 2017 and has committed much of his life to inspire a connection-focused walking movement to help people deepen and heal relationship to one another, to the natural world, and to themselves. Learn more about Jonathon on his Intrinsic Path website. www.instrinsicpaths.com Most of his income comes through supporters. Please consider supporting his good work. Find out more info here. www.patreon.com/home. Take More Time Take more time. Take more time for trust, weary friend. The animals know. The running stream knows. The trees know. Your deep heart knows. Letting go isn’t just walking away. ...it’s walking forward ...into the big field ...the one that wants all of you. No more walls. No more secrets. No more hiding. Take more time. Take more time for love, weary friend. Be here. Be still. The glow on the grasses ...as the sun rises and sets ...calls your full name. You are loved ...just as you are ...more than you will ever know. The animals know. The running stream knows. The trees know. Your deep heart knows. Take more time. Take more time to walk ...into the vastness of the unknown. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Yes, ...sweet water ...sweet sky ...sweet spirit of mine Freedom. -by Jonathon Stalls Support this podcast https://anchor.fm/angie-winn