I’ve followed Craig for a couple of years and like his style of writing. Being able to come along for a walk in Japan was a real treat.

#Things to consider

  1. Here it was: to walk, and walk well, and witness the people along the way.
  2. When walking with someone, the voices in my head are quieted and I miss the chance to turn inward, which is a primary quality and primary purpose of a solo walk. That inward turn.
  3. The goal is simply to do my “job,” to walk the old roads of the Peninsula for thirty, maybe forty days. We’ll see how it goes. I’m in no rush.
  4. Over time, my solo walks became tools, platforms for thinking, for drawing the wider world in closer and making the inner world visible.
  5. That linguistic gap carried a potential for self-renewal. Move your lips like so and a new self could be built from a fresh set of blocks. This was the promise of the language.