Strolling

This entry has been a bit difficult to write, I'll admit.

How do you compact close to 30 years of experiences and exploration that culminate and crystallize into a series of ideas that now shape how you live your life?

I suppose the easy thing to do would be to not. Don't bother defining the path. Don't bother explaining my philosophies or why I'm doing my acts of charity other than to say "It's a good thing to do".

The problem is, I want you to understand. I want you to look at this and see the outline of the path, to understand what it's made of, and see where it goes. That way, if you like this particular path, you can walk it too. I don't want these to just be my isolated foot prints as I walk along. There's more to this than just I can enact.

So I suppose we should start at the beginning. If we're going to continue with the paths analogy, then let me describe the garden we'll be strolling through. Unlike many paths, this one won't start at the edge of the garden and through it. This one will start at it's heart and move out, spiraling. Along the path, there are smaller paths, smaller gardens within. By walking along the path outward, you should go through each of these smaller gardens to a degree, but it's also possible to stroll through them deeper than I'll likely go in these entries.

Oh yes. Another reason to write about the path. So there's more to this blog than just stories.

Mind you. This philosophy is a collection of my own experiences and observations. I don't expect it to make sense to others immediately. Or ever. I am, however, interested in sharing them with you, and seeing what you think of them

...I am, however, going to chicken out and start describing the path in the next post. Cause it really is it's own set of ideas and ideals.