
Tailor-made: a reminder of what you have experienced
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People want a memory of what they have experienced on their journey. Nowadays it is mainly photos and videos, but it can also be small things, for example a stone, a statue or a feather. People like to hold on to what they have experienced…
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“Only in the search do we become wise…”
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Musings on the farewell of Damiaan Messing, pioneer of the Walk of Wisdom
At a festive New Year's meeting, we said goodbye to our coordinator and founder Damiaan. About fifteen years ago, he came up with the idea for a pilgrimage route where…

Online orientation evenings Walk of Wisdom
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Are you thinking of walking the Walk of Wisdom ? But do you want to know more about it first?
We have planned a new series of online orientation evenings about walking the tour. Manja Bente, one of the founders of the Walk of Wisdom, talks…

Join our new series of silence walks
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On Saturday, March 1, 2025, a new series of 10 silent walks will start: 'The Walk of Walk of Wisdom in a year round'.
Will you walk with us? You can now register for the entire series. We donate the proceeds to a nature organization along…

Landscape contribution: bench in front of ‘t Zwanenbroekje (Ooijpolder)
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Nice: we were able to give a bench as a gift to nature reserve 't Zwanenbroekje in the Ooijpolder. Thanks to our landscape contribution, a piggy bank that we fill with €1 for every pilgrim who registers for a starter pack.
You pass through…

“Wisdom is the ability to open up” – farewell interview Jan Alers as board member
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By Damiaan, co-coordinator and pioneer of the Walk of Wisdom.
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"'This is what I want', I knew when I opened your website. A dear friend was staying with us because she was walking the Walk of Wisdom . What she told me about it stimulated…

“I too have germinating power” – pilgrim’s account and haikus by Wilma Slinger
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What a creative and uplifting report we received from Wilma Slinger, our 15,724th pilgrim: thank you Wilma!
Not everything is rightMoving forward in one straight lineBut no less beautiful
"I decided to sit on a bench more often, even though…

“We will miss you, dear pilgrims” – farewell to a welcome host
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Annet Kooijmans For years, her husband and she offered hospitality to hundreds of pilgrims on one of the most beautiful parts of the Walk of Wisdom. In Groesbeek, near our Philosopher's Bench and a road that, despite its heavenly surroundings,…

A healing, enriching journey – report by Marianne
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Marianne from Alphen aan de Rijn was the 15,256th pilgrim the Walk of Wisdom. She made an important decision during her journey and wrote the report below. Thank you for your soulful journey Marianne, what you write is moving. You make us…
