Inspirational Moments – April 2011
Posted April 13, 2011 | by Sue Kenney | in Inspirational Moments Newsletter | 2 responsesWalking as a Lifestyle
by Sue Kenney
One day I was flipping through a Ripley’s Believe it or Not book when I read a quote typed below a photograph of Ludwig van Beethoven that caught my eye. It stated that three Austrian business men had commissioned him to write some music. Instead of paying him for writing the piece, they gave him money just for walking every day from sunrise to noon. They didn’t compensate him to compose music because they believed the secret to creating a masterpiece had more to do with his ability to tap into the pure potential of his creativity and they were confident he could to this through the simple act of walking.
