If the traveler can find

A virtuous and wise companion

Let him go with him joyfully

And overcome the dangers of the way.

But if you cannot find a

Friend or master to go with you,

Travel on alone—

Like a king who has given away his kingdom,

Like an elephant in the forest.

Travel on alone,

rather than with a fool for company.

Do not carry with you your mistakes.

Do not carry your cares.

Travel on alone

Like an elephant in the forest.

~Dhammapada

the tiny pleasures of sun meeting sky and sea…..

inquiry for today~ linger in a moment all your own…..

when quietude seeps in

I just need

to have long periods

of no talking

and no special thinking

and immediate contact

with the sun, the dirt,

the grass, the leaves;

undistracted by

statements,

jokes,

opinions,

news

~Thomas Merton