Tag Archives: travel

Preparation for the journey

Posted on May 24, 2005 by John

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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Take heart, ye wayworn pilgrims

Posted on May 10, 2005 by John

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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Thinking of Gurdijieff

Posted on January 6, 2005 by John

Right now we’re cruising at a constant speed, although the scenes outside the window blur; each fleeting breath a entire universe, a moment pressed between to come and gone. It seems as though we’re standing at dead still, the center … Continue reading →

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The Ride Home

Posted on November 26, 2004 by John

Scattered like jewels tossed out across a black crushed velvet plush electric fueled stars winking against an endless backdrop of night their pulsing engines cycling with an urgent rasp their transmissions settled into high ratio sedation controls set to automatic … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Shore

Posted on June 14, 2004 by John

When one looks out past the breaking waves at ocean’s end those across the sea seem much less remote connected by this expanse of constant movement. Away from the sea In a great endless valley, peering at the edge of … Continue reading →

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A Blessing for the Road: a benison or blessing

Posted on April 4, 2004 by John

I’ve asked much from the universe, expecting, like a child, that forces outside my control, untamed, feral and wild, would take a hand, and mold my life in ordered, simple ways. Such is the expectation of most people, when they … Continue reading →

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Advice for the Road: an ae freislighe

Posted on April 1, 2004 by John

The path that we’re traveling has today only begun. So don’t start unraveling, don’t think the whole race is run. To enjoy the adventure, we’ll take time with what we see, cast away old indentures and seek past what seems … Continue reading →

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