Walks
The same work, on foot. Two people facing the same direction, moving at the pace of walking, with nowhere in particular to be.
Something changes when you stop facing each other
Sitting across a table is a particular arrangement, and it carries expectations — that someone will speak, that the speaking will get somewhere, that a silence is a problem to be filled. Walking dissolves most of that. You are side by side. You are both looking outward. A pause is just a pause, and the ground keeps moving under you either way.
People say things on a walk they would not say in a room. Not because walking is a technique for extracting them, but because the arrangement is less demanding. There is somewhere else for the attention to go, so what needs saying can arrive at its own speed.
And the land does part of the work. Weather, distance, a hill that takes longer than expected — thresholds are easier to think about while you are physically crossing something.
- You want to begin without committing to months of anything
- You find rooms and appointments make you more guarded, not less
- You think better while moving
- You're already in the middle of something and just want an afternoon of honest company with it
What a walk involves
What I can say now: it is one walk, not a course. You do not need to be fit, and you do not need to have prepared anything. Wear shoes you can be comfortable in for a couple of hours. If uneven ground is a problem, say so when you write and we will find a route that isn't.
Arrange a walk
Tell me roughly where you are and whereabouts you live. I'll reply with what's possible.
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