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Lisa Weldon

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SILVER in the Nautilus Book Awards
FINALIST in the 18th Annual Best Book Awards

I walk cities.

Why? To find powerful and authentic stories.

In 2011, I cut a map of Manhattan into 20 pieces and walked one piece per day until I covered the entire island. After walking each day, I came home and recorded my findings in my blog, then shared my words and photos through social media. It was from this experience that I learned the power of storytelling.

The next year I spent thirty days walking every arrondissement of Paris. Huffington Post invited me to chronicle my walks then published my first submission on the front cover of their “Living Fearlessly” section. Oprah’s network, Harpo Productions, caught wind of my walks and invited me to give Cindy Cr
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Lisa Weldon I walk 2-4 miles and listen to George Winston music. It works every time.
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"From the beginning of Weldon’s story, I identified with the frustration of trying to reinvent myself after 50. As a professional, there is the fear of becoming a dinosaur in a world of upcoming millennials while life changes challenge your self persp" Read more of this review »
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I learned. I was awed. And on page 219, I cried.

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THE BEST. Could not put it down. Anyone who lived through and remembers the Vietnam War should read this story.
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“Because air traffic was heavy, (the pilot) circled the area twice which gave me two hard looks at the expanse I dared myself to walk. All I could think as I looked down at the massive island of skyscrapers was, Holy shit, what have I gotten myself into?”
Lisa Weldon, Twenty Pieces: A walk through love, loss and midlife reinvention

“I’d spend a lot of energy reframing the gory details and just couldn’t slip and allow them to see my real truth.”
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“2.3 miles at its widest point,” Wikipedia claimed, and just 13.4 miles in length. How could a place so immense in my dreams, so powerful and alive, be so small?”
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“At nearly 60, I had no choice but to get back in the game. Reviving my career was daunting, but it was the only lifeline I had.”
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“Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before.”
Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

“With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.”
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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
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“Dangerously close to bankruptcy, we could in no way afford anything so frivolous. I wasn’t even sure the check I’d written for the deposit would actually clear. I knew better than to write it, but I had written it anyway. I wanted it that badly.”
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Lisa Weldon I'm navigating thru Goodreads for the first time. I see you recommended Girls with Grandmother Faces....I'll read it for sure! Hope you're doing well.


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Irene Grubbs The Girls with the Grandmother Faces is a 5.


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