I have been considering the use of the word 'journey'. It's one that is often used in reality programmes where contestants describe their journey and how much they learned from it and so on.
A journey can be descibed as a method of getting from one place to another when used as a noun.
The word journey used as a verb has a slightly different meaning- to travel somewhere.
I'm using the word journey quite metaphorically in this blog- I don't see mindfulness as something that can be boxed up into a neat beginning , middle and end where the end point is some kind of enlightenment that will result in an existence where all is shimmery and perfect. I use the word journey to illustrate my growing interest, practices and learning about mindfulness as teacher and learner and that I see this journey as a continuum rather than discrete.
I daresay that I will look back through these posts and have further thoughts around this; and that in itself illustrates that there should be no limits to the definitions of mindfulness. I shall finish for now with a return to the importance of love and kindness. At the end of the day, having intentions with love and kindness at the forefront is what really matters . I will keep striving to find words to convey this. All part of this journey of curious discovery.
©akhalford 2024
