“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
Wandering trails and paths, and then creating my own have taken me to some amazing places. At times I’ve found myself at the end of my trail wondering how many have stood in the exact spot I was standing. In my adventures, I’ve discovered Indian ruins, fairy gardens, magical places for inspiration, or a nice quiet place to take a nap or journal. You may have found similar places on your wandering experiences.
I’ll admit, I have some scars to show for my attempts to take the non traveled path . Upon reaching the summit, I’ve discovered that there may have been an easier path and through this adventure I’d just put myself through, I realized that there was no great purpose other than it was a great wander. Life provides similar adventures and scars along the path.
I’ve hiked at night and have had my flashlight taken away because my fellow hiker swore you could see better without the light then having our eyes adjust to bright light then darkness and then bright lights again. This was followed by the encouragement to blend with nature and be like an animal in the forest. No I wasn’t 10 when that happened, I was in my forties and I do have a scar from that adventure, but even that adventure had huge purpose in trust and use of instinct. Like life we sometimes feel we are in the dark and we must trust.
There have been times where I’ve walked in circles, feeling that I’ve been purposely led to a trail to experience something. This may have been a time to allow my mind to wander. On one particular trail in Arizona, my friend and I ‘lost’ the trail and spent what felt like hours wandering around only to emerge later in the parking lot at the exact spot we were to be. It really wasn’t hours either, but a rather short amount of time. We marveled at how we both ‘perceived’ we were ‘lost’ or walking in circles. In life we are always in the right spot.
We are never really lost. We are always where we are supposed to be. We’ve set the path for where we need to be and are surrounded by ‘helpers’; both earthly and energetically. We are supposed to wander and wonder and it’s only in our minds when we feel lost, off the trail or in the dark. You may be feeling lost in these energies of 2015.
Not all those who wander or wonder are lost or confused but perhaps are exactly on track !
In February I had a purposeful ‘wander’ . This wander was not meant to challenge myself, nor to see the top of a mountain or vista. It was a ‘wander’ to explore myself. It’s been focused energy, space and time to look inward, outward and upward to connect with new levels of consciousness. Prior to this adventure I was unable to formulate what the pull or push was, but I only heard it described as a time to wander and wonder. A dear friend handed me a fresh journal to document both the wandering and the wondering.
I wonder what will happen if I do this ? I wonder where I will go if I turn here? I wonder what conversation will transpire if I say this or approach that person? And thus it began the wandering of mind and space along with a physical journey out west. A wandering to wonder…
We are all on a path, our guides and angels keep tight tabs on our journeys, nudging us to keep moving and stay on track, giving us freewill to roam if we’d like (wandering). Yet there are many that wonder if they are on the right path. Wondering what a different path might feel like, or look like. There is a restlessness in the air for some, while others are content to meander until the right path shows itself some see this as stressful as they feel no set direction. We are never lost, we are never off track and we are never alone… and we get to set our direction. Don’t be fearful of wandering or wondering. Do so with purpose to help set direction, take action or bring clarity. Wandering doesn’t have to be a long road trip, and can be time set aside to allow your mind to wander in dreaming, playing, thinking… Allow yourself to wonder as you wander !!
In January I wrote/channeled my latest book, The I AM A Journey Journal – Transformation. It was not a planned book, yet there it was. I first thought it was a book/journal to help set direction and understand the momentums of manifestation of the universe. It does that but it was also a private lesson during its creation for letting go of the concept of time and limits. It is a journal about the I AM energy and manifesting based on simple laws of the universe. I guess I had to experience that first hand! I continue to wonder and wander and I claim to do it with purpose, reverence and excitement.
We are at this remarkable time where we are creating the ‘show’. This would include setting the stage, the actors, the backdrop, the dialogs and outcomes and also when the curtain goes up. To do so, wander and wonder big, far and broad, dreamily, peacefully and with purpose….