Tags
blogging101, Creative Writing, Harold Taylor, Journaling, Quotes, Reflections, Rumi, Self-actualization, Writing 101
Maybe you are searching among the branches
for what only appears in the roots
Rumi
`
Found this Rumi quote over on Mindfulbalance just before I went to bed last night. I fell asleep thinking about it; I woke up thinking about it. It haunts me and won’t let me go.
How often have I said the one thing I wanted to give my children was roots and wings. Roots so they would know they always have a place to call home, somewhere from which to launch their dreams, and wings with which to take to the sky in pursuit of those dreams.
Yet I’ve always felt myself to be a sparrow trying to disentangle itself from the branches of the tree wherein lies its nest.
What if Rumi is right? What if I’ve been looking in the wrong place all this time in my bid for freedom and fulfillment? What if it’s been so close I’ve looked right over the top of it? Or what if it wasn’t what I thought it would be at all?
I sense a visit to the Soul Cave coming on…
The roots of true achievement lie
in the will to become
the best that you can become.
Harold Taylor
`
(Picture courtesy of www.123rf.com)
Shannon said:
Oh I can so relate to this post and these feelings. I think we are on our way to something special and fantastic 🙂
Love love love Rumi – of course.
LikeLiked by 1 person
calensariel said:
The idea of a “course adjustment” at my age kind of scares the beejeebers out of me though! LOL
LikeLiked by 1 person
Shannon said:
Oh, come along, dear..it won’t hurt..much 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
calensariel said:
Un huh… So you say. I just read your post! I have 15 years up on you! I don’t move so fast anymore! LOL 😀
LikeLike
Lori Strawn said:
How I love Rumi! Your musings are spot-on as usual.
LikeLiked by 1 person
calensariel said:
Kind of leaves me back at square one, though, doesn’t it, Lori? 😦
LikeLike