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An Act of Devotion to Being Alive Fourteen years of walking has changed the way I see everything. It started as a way to stretch my legs, to clear the noise, to think more clearly.

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Amanda Hesser (@amandahesser) Hey! This week, I wrote about: - my 6 flatware picks for our new place — I need your help choosing and recommending. Already loving the comments with people’s feedback and ideas. - a great new book...

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Cold exposure. Cold Joy.

Cold Water Stack (winter)
1. Any old swimsuit, not wetsuit
2. Neoprene booties half size too big with zippers on the side
3. Wool socks in booties, this makes it really easy to get booties off
4. Old hand-me-down cashmere sweater
5. Voyluk booties
6. Dry robe

Prime Minister | Official Trailer | HBO YouTube video by HBO

MUST WATCH | PRIME MINISTER

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WALK in Winter The sky is a glowing ribbon under starless dark, the light so delicate I want to pluck it up from the treeline and coil it in my hand, watch it fold and sway, weave it through my knuckles. It is barel...

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WALK Back We walk together on November 3rd, his birthday—and in so many ways, mine.

We walk together on November 3rd, his birthday, and in so many ways, mine.
I don't know much about the day he arrived, but imagine he came into the world a complete and centrifugal force, somewhere around dawn. So, that’s when our walk begins.

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A Gilded Age cake for Thanksgiving Plus, my flatware picks (and a call for your faves!).

Cake, forks and Cold Joy.

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Malala’s Favorite Mother-Daughter Memoirs The activist recommends four books about maternal relationships.

Malala Yousafzai recommends four books about maternal relationships. www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/mala...

The Gentle Magic of Walking Some days, I walk just to move the bones around.

Some days, I walk just to move the bones around. Other days, I walk because something in me is tangled, and the only way to loosen the knot is to take it outside. I don’t need a reason most mornings. I lace up, step out, and let the rhythm do its thing.

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Watch Between The Mountain And The Sky — Between The Mountain And The Sky Upcoming screenings for "Between the Mountain and the Sky"

Here’s a chance to see a remarkable documentary!

At its center is love, the tender, the fierce, the complicated.

Oh!
It has qualified for an Oscar Nomination !

It is available now.
BlinkNow #maggiedoyne #documentary #oscars

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What Nature Can Teach Us I look to the natural world for instruction, for the kind of quiet, steady guidance that doesn’t shout but hums in a language older than we are.

WALK WITH ME
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Discover the beauty of cold plunging with Cold Joy🧊🌊

In this exhilarating guide to well-being, creative adventurer and wellness podcast host @parkhere.bsky.social illuminates the many physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of cold water.

Out October 14th! Pre-order here: lnk.to/ColdJoy

Walking Beside Grief When my mother died, the world tilted. Nothing looked the same.

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The Gentle Magic of Walking Some days, I walk just to move the bones around.

This Morning Walk
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Walking & Cold Plunging as a Meditative Practice with Libby DeLana Podcast Episode · Wild Ideas Worth Living · 08/26/2025 · 27m

Talking about walking (and cold water)

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COLD JOY For most of Libby DeLana’s life, she believed she hated the cold—it was part of her identity. Cold Joy is part story, part invitation—a warm invitation to step into the cold water. It’s a gentle guide...

I’m THRILLED to announce my book COLD JOY from @chroniclebooks.bsky.social is available for pre-order at thisColdJoy.com

Due out 10/14/25 from @chroniclebooks.bsky.social #coldexposure

WALK the City I have a favorite conversation with a friend in the city.

A Walk in The City #thismorningwalk

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Cold Exposure in the last ice.

Cold Exposure

Fun with dogs

This Morning Walk in the redwoods

This Cold Joy #coldexposure #bayarea

Love this!!

When you meet up with a powerful group of ladies to have some cold dip fun in Canada. Libby might be our inspiration. @parkhere.bsky.social

The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?

When Donald Trump appointed himself chair of the Kennedy Center, many artists agonized over whether to perform, Marc Novicoff writes. They faced a dilemma: "When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?" theatln.tc/J0Gcx7Es

Why I Left the Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...

Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...