Comments on: The Journey

By: Michelle Shopped

Michelle Shopped — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:51:02 +0000

i don’t believe percy is a coincidence but rather intentional — mary knows her poets including one of my favorites named edna…hoping to catch up with her on her daily jaunt to the p.o. later on this week when i’m down her way (mary, not edna)…
ditto the other comments on tales of a female nomad — she’s awesome and inspiring!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 01 May 2010 19:42:55 +0000

thank you thank you thank you for this–
LOVED every bit of it from the lanterns in the trees– gorgeous photo– to the lines from M.O. . . wowza– got me in the kissah with this one . .

By: rachel awes

rachel awes — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:39:49 +0000

christine,
i have come across your beautiful self in a couple different website settings & have always appreciated each “meeting”. today i saw you in artful blogging/how lovely is your dear friendship with marianne! & gorgeous photos (i so wonder if that last one with the green trim is your home. it looks like such a home of heart).
i too LOVE mary oliver & heard her speak once in mn & have a bunch of her books…
soooooo many i hold dearly.
& that white butterfly amsterdam photo in your post below/so intriguing sparkly pretty!
mostly, wishing you beautiful wings to continue to send you to all your gorgeous destinations (inside & outside) of your one & beautiful life. x

By: Heather Plett

Heather Plett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:41:36 +0000

Have you read “Tales of a Female Nomad”? I read it recently and fell in love. I like to refer to myself as a “happy wanderer” and much of that wandering I do alone, so I resonated with this post.
I love, love, LOVE that Mary Oliver poem. I quoted it on my blog after you linked to it a while ago (I think on Twitter).

By: Tara Bradford

Tara Bradford — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:22:55 +0000

Love Mary Oliver’s poetry, especially The Journey. I’ve often traveled alone; sometimes it’s been quite wonderful; other times a bit challenging. But each journey has taught me something about myself: about my strengths and weaknesses and the choices I make, rightly or wrongly – there’s always a lesson.
And I think that last line was the perfect ending to your post!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:04:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing Mary Oliver with me. The Journey is a poem I will look to again and again.
cbm

By: Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:26:02 +0000

The funny thing is we already do wander all over the world indefinitely, and do it alone. No one knows where they are headed. We are homeless in our very own homes, and it is the journey of a lifetime. Realize that, and you can rest anywhere you choose.

By: Marianne @ Zen Peacekeeping

Marianne @ Zen Peacekeeping — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:30:03 +0000

Yes. It still scares me a little to sit still with the truth that at some level we are all walking alone, and then I remember that I’m not separate from you anyway. That as I walk alone I’m also walking with all beings and that even when we are alone we are together.
x

By: Rebecca in Switzerland

Rebecca in Switzerland — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:50:10 +0000

Oh. My. Goodness. Sorry I left you alone these three days and had to be here doing stuff… but goodness gracious how we are alike. I, too, have wandered alone through Tivoli with similar thoughts. And I treasure you reading that poem to me in Petra. What a moment, what a day! Thank you.

By: Di

Di — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:12:27 +0000

Yes. Her poem stuns me, I often travel alone but as I was reading you, I wondered if you had read this woman’s book: http://www.ritagoldengelman.com/
Travel safe.
xo