cherylmurfin
Catching poems and climbing mountains
The fourth day of walking is often the hardest day of a long-distance walk. Suddenly, the body starts to believe you aren't going to...
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A VOICE ON THE ROAD
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cherylmurfin
6 days ago4 min
Enough
On our third day of walking—which moved us to mile 30 on the path according to the All Trails map for our walk —I noticed something...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 23 min
The sounds of a walk
It's always my favorite part of a long walk—and one of my favorite prompts to give to the people who walk with me. Listening to the path,...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 15 min
Walking into community
I take long, long walks to gift myself the time and space to give my unproductive overthinking a rest and allow the words of my heart to...
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cherylmurfin
May 264 min
Barefoot across the flats
On our last official day of walking St. Cuthbert's Way, we felt excited to reach our destination on the isle of Lindisfarne (dubbed Holy...
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cherylmurfin
May 254 min
A cave and a feather
The walk was a short one, comparatively, back to the 7 miles that started this journey from Scotland to England to the island. We rolled...
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cherylmurfin
May 235 min
Two Roads
Oh, the build-up I gave to the 13-mile walk between Kirk Yethom and Wooler. I had talked it up before the walk, warned of wind, rain, and...
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cherylmurfin
May 196 min
Beautiful impermanence
Our next stroll carried us from Morebattle to Kirk Yethom. Don't even try to pronounce that last name if you aren't Scottish. It's...
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cherylmurfin
May 184 min
Dear Wind
The walk from Jedburgh to Morebattle (pronounced Moooor bottle by the Scots) took us through the village of Crailinghall, along the Dere...
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cherylmurfin
May 166 min
Nothing is just a sound
With a big breakfast under our daypacks, we continued our walk from St. Boswell's to the beautiful town of Jedburgh. Moving through the...
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cherylmurfin
May 144 min
Looking deeply
How can a road already traveled look so different a second time? Part of it for me was the season. I last walked St. Cuthbert's Way in...
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cherylmurfin
May 138 min
Beginning again
I was not myself when I arrived this time at the beginning of St. Cuthbert's Way in Melrose. With me was a brand new group of walking...
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cherylmurfin
Nov 15, 202310 min
Day 8/9: Over and into the sea
"If I could live in a tiny dwelling on a rock in the ocean, surrounded by the waves of the sea and cut off from the sight and sound of...
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cherylmurfin
Nov 8, 20238 min
Day 7: Learning to stay
One of my favorite talks by the Tibetan-Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön is about staying: "Learning to stay with ourselves is like...
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cherylmurfin
Nov 5, 20239 min
Day 5 (or maybe 6): Finding Luck
We arrived at Kirk Yethom with unusual vigor after a 7 1/2-mile walk that was actually 7 1/2 miles. (If you ever visit the Scottish...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 31, 20233 min
Day 4: You haven't seen them all
Another misty day greeted us as we walked out of Morebattle — which, by the way, has nothing to do with battles but instead means...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 24, 20237 min
Day 3: Things we pass by
Oatmeal. What is the secret of the Scots? I make it home. I cook it in milk. I add cinnamon, honey, and butter. But it’s just not the...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 21, 20236 min
Day 2: Walking to listen
Over this morning's breakfast, we pulled out our written pages and read last night's efforts aloud. The prompt for these pieces? Vessel....
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cherylmurfin
Oct 15, 20237 min
Day 1: Undotting, uncrossing
I had a plan. I worked on it for months. All Ts crossed, all Is dotted. We were going to walk and write and share and eat a lot of...
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cherylmurfin
Oct 10, 20234 min
Saint who? Walking and writing a new path
What happens when six strangers travel from Seattle to Scotland to walk and write together? Triumph over a challenge, for one. Incredible...
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