Constellations of thought… From certainty and doubt (report of a ‘walk of wisdom’ by Anja Strik)

Constellations of thought... From certainty and doubt Perhaps my greatest wisdom is that I don't know what I'm going to do. Sometimes there is a great 'certainty' to take a step, other times I move out of doubt and discover that I have gone…

First symbolic forerunners who actually start running

Richard Engelfriet and Tim Haarlemmer are the first symbolic forerunners of our route who have actually signed up to walk a 'walk of wisdom'. Both entrepreneurs wrote a page for the first edition of Seasons of Life, our contemporary book…

Along the way – on the way (report of a ‘walk of wisdom’)

Along the way My Walk of Wisdom from June  21 to June 26, 2015. By: Jan Veltman Without wanting to disparage everyone else, first of all my congratulations to Damiaan and Manja. Sunday, June 21, 2015 was the day, after many years of pioneering…

New board member: Hans Peerden

Hans Peerden has become a board member of the Walk of Wisdom foundation. We are still looking for an experienced treasurer and fundraiser. Hans is a general practitioner, househusband and father of a son and we have come to know him in the last…

Walking without a destination

In preparation for a hiking trail next spring, I read the following quote: "A good traveler doesn't know where he's going, a perfect traveler doesn't know where he comes from." The quote sounded familiar to me. Not because I had ever seen it…

450 people at the opening Walk of Wisdom – report and preview

First pilgrims waved goodbye Opening ceremony big party with 450 visitors On 21 June, the Stevens Church in Nijmegen hosted the opening of the Walk of Wisdom and the presentation ofSeasons of Life : a…

Mayor of Druten now also ambassador – Lucien van Riswijk

Great news for the support of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom in the region: Mayor Lucien van Riswijk of Druten has become an ambassador for our pilgrimage route.  Mayor Van Riswijk is known for his no-nonsense style of speeches and vision on…

Price increase starter packages: an insight into the costs

Our statutes state that the route must be accessible to people with a low budget. For that reason, we keep the price of a starter pack as low as possible. The direct costs of a pilgrim's starter kit are €11 per icon pin, €7 for the route…

Walking in the line of a bird

Anja Strik is one of the first 10 pilgrims to complete the 136 kilometers of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom . Below is her report. Last Sunday, eight days after the opening ceremony, I walked the last km's of the Walk of Wisdom. It was from…

Video recordings opening ceremony (coarse, mobile phone recordings)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWRJxAkZWk8&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCm2AOiH-Ks&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VCzsKx6qI8&feature=sharehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmI7L2WDCI0&f…