Day 068f: Flowing along the Greenway … (June 21, 2019)

Walking through any wetness is rarely a pleasant experience, and yet if one’s footwear is at least acceptable and one’s path is softly carpeted, even the soggiest of segues can be sauntered with joy …

And these are the questions that hound me: How shall I survive the specter of tomorrow, what is my life plan, and how will I come to terms with the finite lives of all humankind? And yet none of these queries gives life either added meaning or calmer measure. It is true that unshackling one’s self from the burdens of the past – guilt, remorse, anger, and resentment – is part of the awakening process. And yet the other part of a prescription for any Soul’s full rehabilitation is steadfastly declaring to live fully in each present moment. Yes, we humans are apparently the only species in the animal kingdom that walks this earth with the foreknowledge of our own inevitable demise – the only species that seems to know with any consciousness that death is waiting around each corner. And yet why should anyone allow thoughts pertaining to our almost certain future fate taint a perfectly good stroll in nature’s woodlands; immersed in beautiful landscapes and surrounded by sentient cousins?” ~ inspired by Kilroy J. Oldster