We spend our lives traveling, and in due
course, arriving. We do light traveling . . .
going to the grocery store, stopping by
the post office, running into Walmart.
And, for those of us who are lucky, okay,
pre-Corona Virus; there was Europe,
Mexico, Asia. Not to forget those places
in between; Washington, Utah, Arizona.
And in these travels, we actually arrive!
It occurs to me, we also spend our lives
traveling on a spiritual level. We strive,
we make progress, we deal with our
anger management issues, we learn to
be polite, we ponder gratitude, we suss
out the differences between contentment
and actual happiness. and, just like on
a physical level, we also expect to arrive;
destination!
And therein lies the rub. I had never given
it much thought, but in our spiritual
travels, we never truly arrive. It's an
ongoing process. You only have to look
at Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Buddha . . .
they would all tell us it's a PATH, not a
DESTINATION.
I get so discouraged . . . that whole
never arriving thing! I can't help but
wonder, if I had thought of it as a path
and not a destination, perhaps I would
have been more patient, more accepting.
I want to learn to appreciate the small
victories and not worry so much about
this non-existent arrival!
quest over haven
a pilgrimage of seeking
enjoy the journey
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