Being a Pilgrim

"To journey without being changed is to be a nomad.
To change without journeying is to be a chameleon.
To journey, and to be transformed by the journey, is to be a pilgrim."
-Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening

To be a pilgrim. That is how we all start. We set out with the intention of being totally consumed and transformed by an experience or a person. But that is so much easier said than done. When we listen to music, we find the piano and concentrate on that. Or we watch a movie and concentrate solely on one of the actors. Or we go on a run on a beautiful sunny day and are consumed only by the rhythm of our footsteps on the pavement. We do not hear the orchestra as a whole, or see every beautiful detail of the movie, or feel the warm sun beating on our skin and the cool breeze blowing in our hair. Today, I dare us all to experience the wholeness of life. Do not get tunnel vision. Do not forget about the little things. Be totally consumed by this beautiful journey called life, and be a pilgrim who is transformed by it in the most wonderful way possible.
Om Shanti,
Zoe