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Walk #22, Yr 1 McKinley and Fruit

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

REFLECTION ON WALK #22 (11/2/14) – from McKinley and Fruit, through neighborhoods, across the tracks, through a opening in the fence, along Golden State Highway, under 99, along the frontage road by Rescue the Children, back over 99 on Clinton, and through neighborhoods.

For some of the streets, they are getting ready for big trash day. Huge piles of furnishings, childrens toys, household items, and trash.

Walkers commented on the financial insecurity of houses and apartments with this kind of trash. One pile had 9 couches. Couches are expensive, but now tossed to the curb. Walkers talked about short-term living circumstances, or transience. Many piles had childrens’ toys, water toys. Clearly, children are living in these circumstances. We walked by Fremont Elementary and Jane Addams Elementary Schools.

Neighborhoods are spotted with well-cared for homes, possibly owned for decades or generations. Others neglected, and numerous boarded up homes Faith in Community (FIC), Fresno.

We met Arlene who was getting her girls in the car for church. Her teenagers were fighting over who got to ride in the front seat. We met Don, David, and Annette who had slept under the overhang at a closed-up recycling center along Golden State Highway. Don said he is waiting for his disability income to start. We met Ray who is selling items from his front porch, including a stack of used mattresses for $10 each. Ray asked for prayer for him and his wife Lee. Ray is recoving with injuries from an accident. We met Grace and Nellie who were selling pomegranites, pears, and permissons in their front yard.

The primary insights shared in the reflections after the walk were about the financial insecurity of so many people. Living on the edge, day after day.

Julian, a reporter and cameraman from KSEE 24, joined us for a while. He walked through neighorboods with us, and put a mic on us. We reminded him these were silent walks. He left right before we crawled through the fence onto Golden State Highway to meet Don, David, and Annette.

These are our sisters and brothers living in this shared space of Fresno. All of our lives and our futures, whether we like it or not, are tired up together.

See the photo album of pictures to see Don, David, Grace, Nellie, and Arlene.

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Fresno Mindfulness Walks will lead a Saturday morning walk on January 29, 2022, beginning at 10 am. at 271 N. Glenn Ave., Fresno, CA 93701 (the home of Craig Scharton).  
 
The walk will be about 3 miles, at a stroll to medium pace, occasionally on uneven ground, and take about an hour and a half. By walking mindfully and without talking, we will experience the Lowell neighborhood in new ways. At the conclusion of the walk, we’ll gather back at Craig’s yard and spend a few minutes talking about what we discovered about ourselves and the neighborhood. 
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Fresno Mindfulness Walks are weekly opportunities for people to walk together for a 4 mile route through a different Fresno neighborhood each week. Walkers practice active mindfulness by attending to the sights, sounds, smells, feelings.  Walkers do not talk to each other on walks, but we do greet people we meet along the way.  The walk location and exact start time are posted just a few days in advance. All walks are free, require no RSVP, and anyone is welcome to join one walk or many. To learn about upcoming walks, you can sign up for a weekly email in the yellow bar at the top of this website and/or LIKE and follow the FMW Facebook page.

 

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Weekly walks are about 4 miles and take about an hour and a half. Walks are at a medium pace, often on uneven ground, and sometimes take longer than expected because walkers see themselves as curious travelers lingering to observe or going around a different way.

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