"Take everything you need to survive, pack it on your back, and walk into the unknown. What a compelling thought! You could trek away problems, sort through life step by step, climb to new height of awareness. Just you, your thoughts and your feet.

Just think: Siddharta Gautama Buddha left his world of wealth and security, walking into the world with nothing but the clothes on his back, and eventually found enlightenment -- not to mention founding a whole new religion, Buddhism. Abraham, Moses and Jesus all took long walks in the desert. Even Forrest Gump found peace by crossing the country on his feet. It's a truth of human history and philosophy: There's more wisdom to be found than behind the accelerator of your four-wheel drive. Give it a try."

~Amy Schrier (founder of Blue Magazine)