Henry David Thoreau

I was reading in "Walking" by Henry David Thoreau this morning. On page 18, from his poem, "The Old Marlborough Road" he's talking about taking a walk in a place not frequented by many and he says:

"Not many there be
Who enter therein
Only the guest of the
Irishman Quin.
What is it, what is it,
But a direction out there,
And the bare possibility
Of going somewhere?"

He goes on to say "What is it that makes it so hard sometimes to determine whither we will walk? I believe that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. It is not indifferent to us which way we walk. There is a right way; but we are very liable from heedlessness and stupidity to take the wrong one. We would fain take that walk, never yet taken by us through this actual world, which is perfectly symbolical of the path which we love to travel in the interior and ideal world; and sometimes, no doubt, we find it difficult to choose our direction, because it does not yet exist distinctly in our idea."

Oh, I do love Henry David Thoreau because he ponders and questions and loves Nature so much. I can't count the number of times I've felt the same about the bare possibility of going somewhere, somewhere new, someplace I've never seen before because I have a wandering spirit.

The next paragraph is about intuition, which we all have but not all of us "tune in." How many times have I taken the wrong path because I was being heedless or stupid. I didn't stop to think, I just did even when my heart or my spirit was telling me, don't do it. It is sometimes difficult to know which direction to take because of the unknowns. Of course, I'm not taking about literal travel but the interior and ideal world of our inner selves.

I wanted to share that bit of Henry with you this morning and maybe it will lead you to do some wondering, pondering...and maybe some wandering, of your own!

As I write, there are three Cardinals on my back deck eating the bits of nuts that the squirrels threw down. When I looked out this morning, I sighed because there is it again! Nuts everywhere! But, it's good thing because now it's providing some nourishment for the birds. Later in the day, I'll sweep it up again.

Wishing you a joyful day. Remember to EXPECT A MIRACLE!

Namaste!