Walking is something I now enjoy, dodgy knees and hips permitting as my walks are generally short, done at at my own pace and with the dog for company.
There have been times, including earlier this year, when I have hardly been able to walk and times when going for a walk seemed more like a forced march, at the end of which I would be in such pain that the only way to finish the last few yards would be to count my paces in lots of 20.
Walking now is an action which by its very repetitious nature – putting one foot in front of the other – allows my mind to wander and in doing so, structure funding bids, draft emails, prepare something to eat, perform all day-to-day tasks … think about my work, think about work I’ve seen, think about new work, make connections.
