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Jamesian


Jamesian
by Thom Gunn

(pg 34 O'Donohue, John. Anam cara: A book of Celtic wisdom. NY: Cliff Street Books, 1997.)

Their relationship consisted
in discussing if it existed.

Here I am in this space creating a bit more of Lee.  Of all the things that I might possibly remember ten years from now, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be the worry of this moment.  What I'm doing 10 years from today may have a lot to do with just embracing this next moment and the next.

Living. It's such a normal thing.  In the scope of a lifetime, there is perhaps the a deluded sense that "I did this and that".  Maybe so or not.

I wonder if my penchant for self-reflection might be slightly informed by the above lines of Thom Gunn.  The winding road of life twists.  After the road turns back on itself, perhaps progress is made with less introspection.

Living.  It's more than just taking another breath; and living is "just taking another breath."

In living life we live through crisis, pain, and suffering. Accomplishments, pleasures, and joys are ours as well.  There are the spaces between the extremes too.  Embracing life as it come is an act of living in my book. 

So lest this post turn down the muddy road of pointless pondering, I purpose to live today with some gentleness toward myself and others.  Maybe roll down the windows and take a couple of deep breaths.  Pull over at an attraction.  Possibly, turn in early.

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