{"id":1878,"date":"2009-09-30T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2009-09-30T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T18:00:00","slug":"a-few-more-steps-for-this-pilgrim-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2009\/09\/30\/a-few-more-steps-for-this-pilgrim-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"a few more steps for this pilgrim soul&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/3944744404\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3426\/3944744404_3a7cc3b84d.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/> <span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/3944744404\/\">Cape Cod<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/pilgrimgirl\/\">pilgrimgirl<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\"> Picture above is one of the lonely lanes I wandered while in Cape Cod&#8211;it led down to a beach inlet where I enjoyed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=Cape%20Cod&#038;w=37666068%40N00\">browsing the flats and snapping pictures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I will admit that I wasn&#8217;t always entirely comfortable on my rambles.  The lanes were often isolated and forested.  I didn&#8217;t know what was lurking in the shade.  I never saw other pedestrians and seldom any vehicles on the road.  I was alone.<\/p>\n<p>Some days I find that solitude brings a sense of confidence&#8211;I love doing things by myself and not having dependencies on others.  But some days I crave knowing that others are close by.  And today is one of those days.  I&#8217;m feeling insecure and desire validation.  Most likely this stems from a realization of how misunderstood my life is to others&#8211;especially those who don&#8217;t understand an intentional choice of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecological_footprint\">small footprint living<\/a>, who don&#8217;t understand that I am a gypsy at heart and I would far rather have <i>experiences<\/i> (or kittens) than fancy stuff.   &#8220;Things&#8221; bring me very little joy.  I am a person who likes to pack light and keep it simple. In addition, I don&#8217;t get much satisfaction from being so focused on the future that I can&#8217;t enjoy today.  Thoughts of eternal consequences are so remote.  Instead, I&#8217;m present in this very day and this very moment.  I am as easily delighted by a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/3942093808\/\">spiderweb<\/a> as by a sweet <a href-\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/2060791035\/\">strawberry from my garden<\/a>.  And they are both the face of the divine to me. <\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m in the process now, of making choices that may alienate me from friends who can&#8217;t understand my heart and my soul.  Who don&#8217;t understand why my authenticity can be more important than my certainty.  It&#8217;s hard for me to do this&#8211;I don&#8217;t like black and white choices.  I&#8217;m more comfortable with zones of gray (and brown and vermilion and azure-blue).  I want pictures and poetry and sunshine.  I want the waves crashing so loudly around me that I can forget those who just don&#8217;t understand me anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Cod, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Picture above is one of the lonely lanes I wandered while in Cape Cod&#8211;it led down to a beach inlet where I enjoyed browsing the flats and snapping pictures. I will admit that I wasn&#8217;t always entirely comfortable on my rambles. The lanes were often isolated and forested. 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