“And when travel is like Love, it is indeed partly because it’s walking is made in a heightened state of awareness; a state of awareness in which we are mindful of our steps and receptive to the wonders that surround us; wonders that are dimmed by the familiarity of our everyday and ready to be transformed by treading through regions new & unknown. And yet the far greater way that travel becomes like Love is when we choose to use the former to spread the latter; when we encounter the scary unfamiliar and the droning hardships of walking, but choose to reach to all those met along the way to smile and wave and be Kind anyway. This is what makes the best trips and this is what makes for the better life, which is maybe why journeys — like our life’s greatest loves – never truly end.” ~ via Pico Iyer

“I wanted to find my voice, so I sat in silence – and then I spoke gently. I wanted to know joy, so I cried my heart open – and then began to smile towards all well met. I wanted to comprehend wisdom, so I capered in bodacious convictions – and then abandoned them all for love. I wanted limitless freedom, so I felt my loose bonds and the brittle walls of my current cage – and then set forth into Life anyway.” ~ inspired by Catherine Scott

Filed under: Peace Pilgrimage #02: Walking HOME (2019) by Scaughdt