I sense a new kind of clarity in your vision and it is wonderful to read your reflections through this positive lens, I really enjoyed your article. It sounds like the unspeakable acts of evil that have been experienced in some of those incredibly beautiful cultures has still left it’s mark on the spirit of place. I wish you continued optimism in your travels and thank you for the gifts you share with the world! Being a child of the 70’s and 80’s, I know the sense of dread you’re talking about - the sense of doom - the ozone layer, the cold war, don’t forget the AIDS epidemic, peak oil and pollution… I’ve since learned, like you, that every era has endured a doom of one sort or another, since the beginning of time no doubt. And yet we are still here. Nature is ever extending the hand of unconditional love and forgiveness, and offering a delightful treasure to be found in the space between things.
Thank you for reading Jen! Yes, I agree in so many ways the seventies and eighties were quite dark. AIDS, I forgot about that one! And you are right, I am uplifted by my travels. Travel, be it on foot or by transport, is such wonderful way to gain the time and place to put things in perspective, like a sort of mental defrag. It seems to me the journey in and of itself is one of those "delightful treasures to be found in the space between things" that you so eloquently mention. That gap between one reality and another, one outlook and another, one culture and another is a place of power.
I sense a new kind of clarity in your vision and it is wonderful to read your reflections through this positive lens, I really enjoyed your article. It sounds like the unspeakable acts of evil that have been experienced in some of those incredibly beautiful cultures has still left it’s mark on the spirit of place. I wish you continued optimism in your travels and thank you for the gifts you share with the world! Being a child of the 70’s and 80’s, I know the sense of dread you’re talking about - the sense of doom - the ozone layer, the cold war, don’t forget the AIDS epidemic, peak oil and pollution… I’ve since learned, like you, that every era has endured a doom of one sort or another, since the beginning of time no doubt. And yet we are still here. Nature is ever extending the hand of unconditional love and forgiveness, and offering a delightful treasure to be found in the space between things.
Thank you for reading Jen! Yes, I agree in so many ways the seventies and eighties were quite dark. AIDS, I forgot about that one! And you are right, I am uplifted by my travels. Travel, be it on foot or by transport, is such wonderful way to gain the time and place to put things in perspective, like a sort of mental defrag. It seems to me the journey in and of itself is one of those "delightful treasures to be found in the space between things" that you so eloquently mention. That gap between one reality and another, one outlook and another, one culture and another is a place of power.
Oh yes. Very well said/written. Beautiful. Hopeful.
I've been to the Croatian coast and been amazed by the clarity of the water! And piecrust coast, yes.
I believe the earth is continuously healing and repairing. We just need to be more gentle.
Yes, I so agree. We have an impact, either helpful or destructive, and need to work with the planet, gently, listening, watching, learning.