Met Leah, a 20 something who walked into the Frothy Cup Coffee Shop late this afternoon heavily laden with a huge backpack. I was curious, because she reminded me of me. Her backpack was even bigger than my 70 lb "beast".
I asked her where she was from and where she was headed. She's from Seattle and heading back there but not on foot even though she loves the idea of being on foot. She spent a little time at a bed and breakfast up in York Gulch near Mt Pisgah which is only a quarter mile from my old campsite.
She just spent a year abroad in Australia. I told her of my plans to walk out of Idaho Springs in May to guess where? Seattle her hometown. I told her she should quit her job at a non profit agency and stay here and walk with me to Seattle. She wants to get on the road but she loves her job. Good for her! Maybe she'll head out of Seattle with me when I leave to go east?
We discussed spirituality versus organized religion and Buddhism and the similarities between Christianity and Buddhism.
If only I had Leah's wisdom when I was her age! It took me over a half century of living to get where she is at a quarter of a century!
Leah I hope you caught your bus for Denver on time and I wish you all the best! You were a joy to talk to! And, I hope to see you when I get to Seattle sometime around September. Ciao!
This is the best part of my walk across America meeting all these new people and exchanging ideas of philosophy and spirituality. Making friends and creating new relationships with people all over the country is what my trip is all about!
BR Schoenbein
January 10, 2015- Sunday
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