The Wandering Path
September 9th, 2008
I saw this quote today on Pink Sky's blog and it resonated with me so much that I had to share it:
"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter.
We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.
For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves." ~James Kavanaugh
Oh so lovely.
17 Responses
Thank you for sharing this, Leah. Feeling oh so much like a searcher in this moment…
Hope your path brings you some beauty today,
Posted by: Kimbo | Sep 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm |
I woke up this morning feeling like I was lost and didn’t know where to start. After reading the quote I feel better knowing I am not the only one who wanderers.
Love your art work.
I am slowly improving mine.
http://emma-outback.blogspot.com
Posted by: Emma | Sep 9, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
How lovely. THank you for sharing this. It so explains how I feel!
Posted by: Paula Bogdean | Sep 9, 2008 at 7:19 pm |
Love the quote – and the photo illustrates it so well. It would be so nice, to wander down that path, right now…
Posted by: tinker | Sep 9, 2008 at 7:53 pm |
that feels like a portrait of me.
huh. you mean I’m not the only weirdo??
in a good way.
Posted by: rowena | Sep 9, 2008 at 8:20 pm |
Nicely said. Makes on ponder and wonder and realize
how happy I am
with life today.
Posted by: lynn | Sep 9, 2008 at 11:26 pm |
What beautiful writing, Leah. I so identify with it too. xxoo, O
Posted by: Olivia | Sep 10, 2008 at 1:17 am |
I feel like these words are speaking directly to me. Thanks for sharing this.
Posted by: LadyExpat | Sep 10, 2008 at 10:09 am |
great quote. I have thought about that too- how in our “pursuit of happiness” we lose sight that discontent can lead to wonderful explorations and discoveries.
Posted by: bridgette | Sep 10, 2008 at 11:56 am |
Ohhhh, THAT was good! What was also neat was following through to where the quote came from…
Posted by: PJ | Sep 10, 2008 at 12:52 pm |
I love it when we stumble about thoughts of old and new that seem to reach in and see us. I mean really see us! Thank you for posting this!
Posted by: Julia | Sep 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm |
I was searching blogs today. I ran acrossed a “challenge” blog. Today’s challenge was to create something that related to the word “breath” and what takes your breath away. After reading your “quoted quote” – I need only post a direct link here. As a fellow searcher~ thank you for sharing the shared, and taking my breath away.
Posted by: T J | Sep 11, 2008 at 12:08 am |
so glad we searching souls can connect, leah. it’s so powerful to know we are always understood by others. soak up all that sun and don’t eat the poi (yuck
xo
Posted by: pink sky | Sep 11, 2008 at 7:37 am |
wow wow wow. this is me. i *get* this. it’s nice to know i’m not alone in my wandering
thanks for posting this, leah!!
k-
Posted by: MotherHenna | Sep 12, 2008 at 5:14 am |
I just got your newsletter and am sitting here crying reading excerpts from the book 37….
What a beautiful book, what beautiful stories…just what I read on Amazon tore me apart…I come from a family with two generations before me of dementia in the women, grandmother, two aunts, my mother….so I see myself as potentially in line to be next…maybe…I hope I am living my life intentionally irregardless if that is my destiny or not…but as I read I kept thinking of cousins and friends I wanted to have this book. How wonderful that your art is a part of it as well, Leah. Thanks for sending me this information.
Posted by: lynn | Sep 12, 2008 at 10:36 am |
this speaks to me deeply as I ponder my predicament without getting caught in it’s web….thank you for sharing it! I am very close to SF and hope you are enjoying yourself….the weather is beautiful right now in the city, just bring a sweater…you will need it!
XOXO
Posted by: linda | Sep 14, 2008 at 6:01 am |
Beeeee—autiful!
Posted by: Kelly Warren | Sep 18, 2008 at 4:39 pm |