Sunday, April 20, 2008
a breeze or inclination - Sunday Apr. 29, 2008
today’s Musing written and published from south Calgary, near Fish Creek Park
walk report: -12C/10F, blowing snow, just a little more needed for blizzard conditions; Gusta felt it was a day for demonstrating acceleration, so did the rabbits
wishing and hoping won’t make it nice; often we travel to a place we’ve been or know about with some understanding of what the destination will be like; sometimes we’ve been there before but want a different experience
my next chapter will be different; different than the last, different than what I imagine; any truly exciting venture exists first in my head, sometimes that boat never leaves the dock – because it gave way to a better one or because the courage to pursue it existed only in that fantasy place between my ears
abandon need not be reckless; abandon need not be wanton; abandon is more than slipping away from the dock or leaving the known path; it implies willingness to float where a breeze or inclination take me; the mere thought of breeze on a day like today has me visualizing a windswept beach ( http://www.mauiwindcam.com ) in morning calm
leaping off the precipice is no riskier than sitting at the bus stop on a day the buses don’t run; waiting for a journey that will never start is like talking about one without serious intent - each will fail to lead anywhere pleasant; with butterfly on my shoulder, how can I expect that to continue unless there is venturing, adventuring and freedom to explore the unexplored; untried is not the same as untrue
Mark Kolke
338,608
197.4
... with your voice, teach in order to learn
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walk report: -12C/10F, blowing snow, just a little more needed for blizzard conditions; Gusta felt it was a day for demonstrating acceleration, so did the rabbits
wishing and hoping won’t make it nice; often we travel to a place we’ve been or know about with some understanding of what the destination will be like; sometimes we’ve been there before but want a different experience
my next chapter will be different; different than the last, different than what I imagine; any truly exciting venture exists first in my head, sometimes that boat never leaves the dock – because it gave way to a better one or because the courage to pursue it existed only in that fantasy place between my ears
abandon need not be reckless; abandon need not be wanton; abandon is more than slipping away from the dock or leaving the known path; it implies willingness to float where a breeze or inclination take me; the mere thought of breeze on a day like today has me visualizing a windswept beach ( http://www.mauiwindcam.com ) in morning calm
leaping off the precipice is no riskier than sitting at the bus stop on a day the buses don’t run; waiting for a journey that will never start is like talking about one without serious intent - each will fail to lead anywhere pleasant; with butterfly on my shoulder, how can I expect that to continue unless there is venturing, adventuring and freedom to explore the unexplored; untried is not the same as untrue
Mark Kolke
338,608
197.4
... with your voice, teach in order to learn
What do you think? Join the discussion - comments are welcomed - please write.
To subscribe to Mark's Musings daily email distribution, write to mark@markmusing.com
©2008 MaxComm Communications
