pilgrimage
Carpe Diem #1113 The Pilgrimage starts --- the prologue
seeking cleansing
the longest of pilgrimages
housekeeping
© petra domina
Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on
believe, trust, let go
Carpe Diem Theme Week #4 (5 & 6): Latifa Prayer lines 4 & 5 "I believe and I trust" & "I let go" Introduction: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Both lines are in the middle of the Latifa Prayer and that's no coincidence I think, because these two lines belong (in a way) together. To "let go", you have to "believe and trust" that it will become okay. Without believe and trust you cannot let go. my response - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have you ever done one of those team building exercises? You know where you close your eyes and fall backwards into the waiting arms of the other members? We did this with a group of kids we sponsored. It went fine and no one hit the floor. In my insane mind I decided to just randomly fall into my husbands arms. He always caught me. We were in our twenties at the time. While visiting with our neighbors on their patio, once more I fell into my husband's waiting arms. ...
Lovely, Janice!! So many underlying meanings packed here. Happy New Year to you and Gene...health and many more amazing trips.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best in the new year, Cheryl-Lynn. We are staying close to home for a while till the funding rebuilds for yet another trip!
DeleteHousekeeping? It sounds different, butas i look closer and re-read this haiku in response on our first prompt of 2017 then I think "Yes ... housekeeping is a kind of meditation and can also work like a pilgrimage in your own surroundings".
ReplyDeleteWell, there are two edges to the sword of housekeeping. One is it seems to never end.... The other is I find it cathartic to clean. A way to get things in order both physically and mentally. To sort through the cobwebs both in my home and in my mind... So, yes, housekeeping.
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