“As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I practice them. In as many places as possible, I will get my feet down to the earth.”[Henry D. Thoreau, Journal, 22 October 1853]
I continue to strive to live as Hank prescribed. Challenging task to accomplish each day. In this walk of mine, I stumble regularly and waste energy on things that are not important in the big picture. How does one stay on the path and not wander? I don’t play chess, but I know a bit about it. This walk feels somewhat like a chess game. You need to know where you want to end up and the eight or nine moves you have to make to get there, planning, of course, for the possible defense put against your moves. Yet at the same time of planning all of these moves, I remind myself to be ready to throw away the plan for staying in the moment.
As John Lennon sang, “life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”. I sing that song to my boys each night (they call it the “long lullaby”). So it is a balance for planning and realizing life happens whether you want it to or not. How are you going to spend your life? I have to “practice” certain “complex ways of living” but not all. I keep finding new ways to “get my feet down to the earth” while I walk this earth.
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