Wandering Outside 2009 Begins...

Hiking forces my mind to be still. Ahhh Peace.

My love of Life, breadth of self knowledge & spiritual journey have all matured along the paths of red pine needles laying among ferns, Birch and Pine.

Along Friday’s hike, some life lessons were recollected:

• If I keep my head down, hanging low for long- I have no idea if a wrong turn was taken. (And it’s the not knowing that’ll F-up my mind along the journey.)
• Even when all is lost- stay on the path that lay before me.
• Just put one foot in front of the other and keep going.
• Rest when needed.
• I am not alone!
• Coming down from the “Summit” presents a whole different set of challenges. And now you are tired. So rest well, be prepared and do not panic.

I can find many literal and (?)figurative junctures in my life these days, that I should keep these in mind. All of these I learned the hard way – including the “you are not alone” part. (I’ll let you conjure up that image on your own)