not psychotic break

but midlife walkabout for two

i want to go on a walking retreat with you

i want to lose the false masks

the false stress

the false problems

i want to feel my body working harder than it’s ever done

i want to challenge my body, my emotions, and my brain

i want to complete this walk

because my health…

physical

emotional

mental

spiritual

depends on taking this time out

taking a break from politics

taking a break from technology

taking a break from social expectations

taking a break from meta-thinking and hyperanalysis

and breaking free from childhood programming

that holds us back

i was surprised when you said

you’d walk with me

i thought you might be a roadmaster

and follow the route

by car

it makes me so happy that you will do this with me

i am not deluded

or under illusions

that this will be easy

or answer all our personal challenges

this will be the hardest thing i have ever done

because it is not about the brain

but about the body

and the spirit

this will be hard for you

in other ways

ways i can only begin to guess at

i hope we come out of the adventure

leaner

tougher

tighter

stronger as individuals

stronger as a couple

with new goals

new challenges

new thresholds to cross

together

20190813 Gouldsboro, Maine

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