"In a beautiful letter to his sister-in-law, who was often bedridden, and depressed as a result, [[Søren Kierkegaard|Kierkegaard]] wrote of the importance of walking. “**Above all,” he told her in 1847, “do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it**."” ([Location 2069](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2069)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[exercise]], [[depression]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]