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50 Forgiveness Walks (In Progress) 

On October 25th, 2026, Dr. Kim began a series of 50 Forgiveness Walks in CT.

I am walking to mark two occasions:

  1. Approaching my 25th anniversary of becoming an acupuncturist (Jan 11 2027)
  2. Turning 50 years old

Why a "forgiveness" walk?

  • Professionally: After nearly 25 years of working indoors, in a clinic, providing 1:1 sessions and treating thousands of clients, I am taking my healing work outdoors.
  • Forgiveness is a valuable key to healing.
  • Walking + forgiveness right now makes sense to me.
  • Personally: I want to become 50 feeling lighter, freer, and healthier. I felt the need to take time to slow down and process the 50 years of my life. I heard a call to forgive some people and events from that I've been politely carrying around for a lifetime. I wanted to release what I've outgrown. I craved making more time, space, and room for an updated, truer version of myself. 

Why 50 walks? 50 is symbolic. One walk for each year of my life so far.  

Would a forgiveness walk be effective? Is it necessary? I don't know yet. I'm open to finding out.  

I buried the idea for the walk multiple times. There were weeks when I felt called to do the 50 walks and weeks when a voice inside declared that I was too busy for this. I advised myself to focus on my family, job, patients, or find a funner hobby. A part of me said that this walk wouldn't matter. A more trained voice warned me: Forgiveness is a private concern. Don't expose yourself. Maintain professional boundaries. Never show people that you have personal "stuff" to forgive. A part of me wondered if I could complete 50 walks without becoming sidetracked.

I laced up my shoes and started walking anyway. Let's just try it. I tested it by walking with my dog. Fifteen minutes into the first walk, I decided to leave the dog at home for the second forgiveness walk to focus. 

Other than "go on 50 walks while focused on forgiveness", I didn't have an exact walking route or script or a method planned.

Soon questions emerged and I started recording the walks.

  • What should I do while on 50 forgiveness walks? It was like I had ADHD, like look at that squirrel, and these flowers, and that car, and watch out for uneven grass.
  • What is forgiveness?
  • How do I forgive someone or something? What's the actual method?
  • Who or what do I need to forgive? Should I make a list?
  • Where do I learn more about forgiveness?
  • When do I know if I've forgiven successfully or partially?
  • My heart was all stirred up while walking. What do I do with big feelings?
  • Why should I forgive?

A while ago, I overzealously ordered a bunch of books on forgiveness but they've been unread for several months. I want to figure out what I know about forgiveness first, in my own way, on my schedule. For now, I am fine not knowing all the answers. I am walking to explore forgiveness. 

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50 Forgiveness Walks
(Updated weekly)

1. Oct 25 2026
2. Oct 26
3. Oct 27
4. Oct 28
5. Oct 30
6. Oct 31
7. Nov 1