Irregularly-shaped circles

"We see from where we stand." - Haitian proverb.

Amidst this whirlwind of non-stop action and work to do, my mind and body have been compensated. I made the decision to look up parks and trails around the area, and took off in the hopes of a good run. After getting to the beautiful Eden Park, I realized that I didn't know where to go. I saw that, to my right, I could head to the little pond-ish area, and to my left, I saw an unknown path that seemed to lead me uphill. Curious for adventure of the unknown, and the potential for a beautiful top-of-the-hill experience, I ventured on the obscure path. I got to the top, and was presented with 4 new paths stretched out from the circle I was standing in. I decided to take all 4, starting with the left. I reached the end and turned back on each one, proceeding to take the next. A bridge caught my eye, and I decided to see where it would lead me. I was rewarded with this sight, and this extraordinary plant (at least to me).

Needless to say, I ended up hanging out there for a good amount of time, just being. Chris Rice and the Romans kept me company with their music and voices (thanks very much, guys). As I checked my watch and realized it was about time to go back to the house, I decided to head down to the pond and complete my run there. I got to the pond, and naturally broke out into a anti-clockwise run, not needing to think about which direction to go. At the background of the music in my ears, I could hear the fountain, and the sound of people talking as I passed them. I felt the embrace of the wind as I ran into it, and I smelt the water and the grass.

At some point during the run, I realized that I do enjoy running around some sort of track in a mindless sort of way. While I do enjoy the adventure a new and different path provides, and the shade and enclosure trees in the forest provide, I do welcome the openness, and the regularity. It provides a sense of familiarity, and it allows my mind to rest. For once, I need not think of anything, I need not make any decisions, and I can just keep going, taking a breather out of the whirlwind of life, and appreciating some familiarity and regularity in the world and life that's been changing and evolving every single day. I thought about how important sight is to me, and how the vastness and flatness gives me some comfort in having some control and awareness about where I am, when everything else in life is uncertain and out of my hands. In my life now that I'm unaware of where I am in relation to my target, each lap was a sense of accomplishment; a tangible reminder that I was inching closer to my personal goal. I felt safe, and I felt at peace with the world at that moment in time. As the wind grew stronger, I felt as though nature was embracing and holding me, and I didn't feel quite so alone.

This is a new world, so close but yet so far from what I've gotten so used to. In this irregularly shaped pond, I found some regularity and comfort, and I thank You.