I will allow all to unfold around me, and breathe in the subtleties of all nature has to offer. I will continue boldly on my pathless journey.
I am not afraid to feel all that arises within me, even if it is painful. I am not afraid to venture into nature, the unknown, and the beauty of the Universe. I enjoy being free to decide which path I will choose, even if it may stray me from my “destination.” I am not afraid to change course. There is something deeply enchanting about the untouched purity of nature something we cannot entirely explain as humans. In Lord Byron’s poem (in earlier stanzas), he appreciates the beauty of manmade art, but holds nature in higher regard. Maybe we don’t have a clear path. The Universe reveals many indescribable phenomena and beautiful, breathtaking landscapes. We are not significant, despite needing to feel significant, and feel we have a path neatly outlined for us. We are unknown in this world because we do not have power over the forces of nature. When we surrender ourselves to the ocean, the woods, the sky, and all of Gaia, we are free. We may remember something or someone that hurt us, and we will need to Sometimes, we may discover our problems or our struggles by traveling into nature.
We reveal some truths–both beautiful and ugly–in our souls. When we walk into nature, we also walk into ourselves. The emotions nature bring to the surface of our souls are not easily expressed, but we cannot hide its affect on us. It feels to me like Lord Byron is preaching to the immense, undeniable power of nature. Quoted from Canto Four, starting at line 1594 What I can ne’er express, yet cannot all conceal. I love not Man the less, but Nature more,įrom these our interviews, in which I steal There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, When I read more of Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilbrimage, a deeper meaning was truly revealed… Perhaps we will be too focused on when we are arriving to realize we’ve always been there. The entire journey has actually been the destination. Is this all we are meant to do? Travel toward our endpoint? Keep checking our maps and compasses to make sure we’re heading in the “right direction”? Or, are we meant to meander through life as we would deep in the forest? Are we instead meant to travel freely, roam the planet, and absorb all the knowledge it has to offer us? If we are constantly chasing our destination, perhaps we will get more lost. slimy hot springs), or (even worse!) we may not REACH the predetermined destination. In fact, sometimes what we arrive at is disappointing (i.e. There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, the music in its. After all, it’s not the end point that brings knowledge or joy. I truly feel I am enjoying the journey, and reveling in the fact that I don’t always need to know where I’m going or work toward a definitive end goal. With my current mindset in Washington, however, I am letting the destinations come to me and finding pleasure in the path itself. I needed a list of places to go, and I would need to cross them ALL off in order to feel successful. I admit that I used to be overly concerned about the destination. I can’t help but agree. The woods and Mother Nature carry so much power that one does not need a specific destination, or even marked path, to feel pleasure when journeying through the wilderness.
Be Blessed and Shine for Him, my sister in Christ.Today, my Traditional Medicinals echinacea + elderberry tea is quoting Lord Byron to say, There is pleasure in the pathless woods. She was blessed with a powerful testimony: Miracles Do Happen. If you have an opportunity, there is a beautiful young mother, Kara, who needed a double lung transplant she journaled this in her blog (Kara the Caterpilla). It is my life verse as i pray for healing for those who need a Miracle. i pray that you found some encouragement for you & your husband in the verses from Habakkuk. We are blessed with the gift of a “photographic memory” so one word at time is manageable (at least i was until a couple years ago/ now i have trouble accessing the memory file i put that picture in … :). Have a grandson that has this, new definition “convergence insufficient” alas, the therapy with a special optomologist is extremely expensive. i try proofing several times but if “i see it”, i see it and so don’t always catch my mistakes. My challenge is a form of dyslexia where my brain “sees” what is written differently. i don’t text (can’t afford the service) but i have joined the “twitters” because i needed to find others interested in elderly abuse and it was the fastest way i could gather info. Having 3 children in their 30’s, i’ve experienced 1st hand the changes in “schooling” especially spelling and vocabulary(knowing the meaning of words). Hi, Julia, the “texting” and “twitting” also a concern of mine.
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