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Finding Joy
The healing power of a two-hour walk with old friends
Walking started as therapy after retrenchment, but became something more: a quiet ritual of friendship, reflection and rediscovering what really matters.
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The Singapore Quarry seen on one of the writer’s walks. He says walking with a friend unlocks a quality of conversation that is impossible to replicate while slumped on sofas.
PHOTO: JEFFERY TAN
Jeffery Tan
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When I was retrenched in my mid-40s, I found myself with an abundance of time and thoughts that needed working through.
It was in this season of life that I found the joy of walking, a deceptively simple and yet profoundly nourishing activity, especially when walking with a friend.
