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The everyday things we readily take for granted can deeply impact Pathwalking.  Beyond diversions, beyond distractions, the unexpected and unplanned can cause Pathwalking to seem unimportant.  And yet…it still is. This is the first week, for example, that I am not posting this on Wednesday.  After forty-three weeks of timely posts, this one has been delayed.  I am displeased about this fact – but there was no alterative.  The unexpected interfered. I live on the East Coast of the United

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet.”  – Lao Tzu (Alternate translation of the original Chinese found here.) Pathwalking is not a single journey, and the distance cannot be easily measured.  But it begins with movement.  Until you move from one place to the next, you cannot begin the journey at all. The more recognized variation of the quote replaces “beneath one’s feet” with “a single step.”  But I prefer the deeper meaning of this alternate translation.

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What is passion? Passion is a key aspect of Pathwalking. Dictionary.com defines passion as: noun 1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. 2. strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor. 3. strong sexual desire; lust. 4. an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire. 5. a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire. 6. a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything: a passion for music. 7. the object of

What happened to Truth?

When did it become ok to lie? When did we stop caring about the truth, and accept lies? When did we stop questioning what was really happening, and accept lies without a second thought? It is to the point where I daresay it is an epidemic.  Worse than any disease, worse than any threat of war…lies have become perfectly acceptable in the reporting of the news, in political discourse, our schools, our workplaces…everywhere. Lies of every size, shape and color

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How many paths can you find to walk for your life? Pathwalking, as mentioned previously, should not be a one-time action.  Pathwalking is a lifestyle choice.  The completion of one path should lead to the choice of the next path.  And then the next.  And then the next. One notion of Pathwalking is to reach a goal.  There is a tangible something we seek along this path.  But once we have made that achievement, once we have found that something,

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What happens when you finally reach your goal? What do you do when you have walked your path, and discover that, in fact, the got to where you were aiming to go? I will be happy to tell you when I manage to get there.  It has not happened for me yet. However, I can speculate, based on numerous truths that one must take into account with regards to life in general, and based on what I am learning as

It is certainly NOT the end of the world!

The world is NOT ending in December of 2012. Let’s just get that notion out there, right now. Seriously, people.  I don’t care that the Mayan long-form calendar ends, or that the planets are aligning or there will be a harmonic convergence or what-have-you.  The world is NOT coming to an end in a few months. Let’s look at all the world-ending prophecies we’ve had.  Just recently there was that crazy radio guy claiming the world was supposed to end

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Perhaps circumstances have put you in a bad place.  The question is – what do you do about it? This is a key aspect of Pathwalking.  Rather than being a victim of circumstance, the goal is to make your situations as you wish them to be.  But a huge challenge to this goal is often the circumstances therein. You certainly did not ask to lose the job, be incapable of paying the debt, be trapped in that relationship, be living

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Are you grateful for the opportunity to walk your own path? This question is of far greater importance than you might think.  Without gratitude, it is impossible to gain anything.  Walking your path will inevitably fail. Yes, that is a very broad statement.  But it is completely true.  Every self-help teacher and new age guru, almost every spiritual leader past and present will tell you that gratitude is absolutely necessary to achieve anything.  If you are not grateful for what

Gratitude

Thank you. These are two words that mean more than almost any others you can say.  They convey gratitude.  And gratitude is something we all too readily take for granted. It is pretty much impossible to get anywhere in life without being grateful for where you have gotten to, and for what you have. And yet gratitude is something that just does not come easily for many people.  We get so caught up in the bad news, the insanity of

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