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Nice report by Francine Postma in the Libelle

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Nice article by Francine Postma about her Walk of Walk of Wisdom in the new issue of the Libelle:

“Last year, I turned 50, and I had been kind of leaning towards that. Fifty sounds so serious and mature. I had thought I would feel the same way at this age: serious and mature, stable and confident. I was more insecure than ever and often felt rushed, anxious, tired and dull. Instead of taking an interest in the world around me, I retreated more and more into myself. What had happened to me and where was this going? The one thing I did know was that I don’t want to be afraid of getting older. Instead, I want to embrace it and learn a lot from it, eventually becoming a wise older woman.

So for my fiftieth birthday I gave myself the Walk of Wisdom , a 7-day pilgrimage around Nijmegen. I had read about it and the mission of the trek appealed to me: walking to wisdom. I love traveling long distances – once I overcame […] “

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“For her fiftieth birthday, journalist Francine Postma presents herself with the Walk of Wisdom , a 136-kilometre walking route around Nijmegen. The goal? More wisdom.”

Photo: by Francine Postma, symbol Huub and Adelheid Kortekaas on the dike in Winssen.

More about the Libelle and Francine Postma

Look here for the full report in the Libelle.
Read the report “Pilgrim’s Happiness” that Francine Postma wrote on the Walk of Wisdom website: link.

16 July 2023/by Damiaan Messing
Tags: pilgrim stories, Travel logs
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Damiaan was pionier van de Walk of Wisdom samen met Manja en een heleboel vrijwilligers. Eind 2024 heeft hij de stichting verlaten om zich toe te leggen op een leven als 'aardse mysticus'. Hij werkt als helpende in de zorg en is te volgen via zijn website broeder damiaan.

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