It’s not a simple thing getting an airplane ready to depart. You need to carry the right amount of fuel and food and beverages. You need to have everything cleared away from the last flight. You need to make sure that everything is in good mechanical order, and that you are prepared for emergencies as well as routine travel.
What do you need to do to prepare for your next literal or figurative journey? What will you carry with you?
Face it. The key is probably lost, and even if you could find it, the lock is most likely rusted shut. You might have to accept that you are not getting in.
What have you given up on because it was simply not worth the struggle?
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
―Ursula K. Le Guin
What have you found along the way to achieving a goal?
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. But really, most often there is light inside the tunnel itself. It might not be as bright as you were hoping for, but enough to make your way through.
What has given you a little bit of light as you made your way through a dark time?
Maybe you have gone far enough. Just for right now. Of course you will head out again—tie your shoes and hit the road. You have places to go, things to do. But not right now. If only for the space of a few breaths, just rest.
What renews you?
