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Journey’s End
Every journey starts out simply, with a single thought: where am I, where have I been, and is it where I ought to imagine is my place, my center in this life, or is there more to me than this, … Continue reading
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Tagged confusion, decisions, destinations, destiny, illusion, journeys, NaPoWriMo, travel
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On Destinations
One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. – Henry Miller, US author (1891-1980) Share This:
Burning Down
If you ain’t got your thing together, what is it that you want with mine? If you ain’t got your thing together, what is it that you’ll do with mine? We’re running ’round in circles, and you’re running out of … Continue reading
At the far end of the canyon
At the far end of the canyon where the road fades into dust, and the remnants of old wagon trains have dissolved into rust, where the touch of high society has left no lasting mark, and no streetlight marks your … Continue reading
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Tagged companionship, destinations, isolation, nature, roads, travel
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Preparation for the journey
What is required of me, that you will listen and subsequently think on what I’ve said? No matter how inane a task, my mission will be to fulfill that desire, instead of simply guessing what you like to read then … Continue reading
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Tagged companionship, conversations, destinations, journeys, spirituality, travel
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Take heart, ye wayworn pilgrims
Take heart, ye wayworn pilgrims on the road to finding out, who’ve braved the elements of fear, delusion, pride and doubt, and found on your long journey not a sole epiphany except that destinations often are illusory. Take heart, ye … Continue reading
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Tagged deities, destinations, pilgrimmages, seeking, spirituality, travel
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At the Wishing Well
I wish that I could still believe the lines that feed the young and nourish childhood dreams, the reassurance everything is fine despite the raging chaos it may seem. I wish the world would confirm to my will when I … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, destinations, disillusion, dreams, goals, illusion, will, wishes
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