I spend a lot of time walking .. (on a recent 4-month trip, I walked over 600 miles) .. I love the silence of my footsteps along a well trod forest path and I love the gritty whisper over gravelly paths .. I like clambering over stiles and holding fence wires apart to squeeze through without getting hung up on the barbed wire ..
my mind darts to the multiple uses of barbed wire .. sometimes to protect and sometimes to control .. I recently had the opportunity to visit Auschwitz which is an experience to be shared and honoured at another time ..
back to walking, pondering, meditating .. on a recent walk, I came across an installation of prayer flags .. I don’t know the history of the flags or who hung the installation .. and I don’t need to know .. what I do know is that on a day that was meant for pause and reflection, on a day that our world was changing, I came across this installation and for a few minutes, I was carried along with the breeze and the flags .. I paused to give thanks to the mindful soul(s) who had taken the time ..
and I believed and I truly believe that we are going to be okay .. we are going to be different but we are going to be okay ..
Lady Gadabout 