Walking in this World Week 4

Obviously, my walk this week went well. I walked on the beach and it was a perfectly lovely day. Some days I feel like these seagulls... standing around with the crowd waiting for something to happen. And other days I feel like 'Johnathan Livingston Seagull'

clipped from en.wikipedia.org

The novel tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with the daily squabbles over food and seized by a passion for flight. He pushes himself, learning everything he can about flying, until finally his unwillingness to conform results in his expulsion from his flock. An outcast, he continues to learn, becoming increasingly pleased with his abilities as he leads an idyllic life.

One day, Jonathan is met by two gulls who take him to a "higher plane of existence", where he meets other gulls who love to fly. He discovers that his sheer tenacity and desire to learn make him "a gull in a million". Jonathan befriends the wisest gull in this new place, named Chiang, who takes him beyond his previous learning, teaching him how to move instantaneously to anywhere else in the universe. The secret, Chiang says, is to "begin by knowing that you have already arrived".

and I'm flying far away from the other birds, daring to be different. This week was a Johnathan week. I had some great insight on helping my friend from the 'collage' exercise. And when I did the 'I secretly would love to' list, I really narrowed down my 'artistic direction'.

I started a new art class on fabric surface design at a local college... so that was my artist date. Lots of fun. And morning pages are going well.

However, some of my 'co-walkers' struggled this week and I wish for them the week I had. Whenever I set my intentions in a certain direction, it seems like life wants to get in the way, so I sympathize with those struggles. Walk on.