Scenes from the Journey: Big Questions, Little Answers

Sunday, June 5, 2016

I walk a fine line--

a razor's edge, in fact--

between the open and seeking beginner's mind

where I have lived all my life

and the certainty that sustains me now.

I temper that certainty, of course,

when speaking to others.

A sense of self-preservation

protects me.

I don't announce to just anyone

that I have found the answer.

AN answer.

The answer that satisfies my own questing.

That's the silicone coating on the razor's edge:

to acknowledge

(to remember to acknowledge)

that this is not a scavenger hunt

for a one-size-fits-all solution

(though god knows that might not be a bad thing:

a little harmony could go a long way

in this fractious world).

No, the only answer I needed to find

was a small one—but mine own.

Scenes from the Journey