Everyday I ask the loving voice of wisdom, which dwells in our hearts and in this world: “What would you have me know today?” And then I listen. This is what I heard one day, not long ago…

From elsewhere:

“Well I’m damned, this is the end.”

“We could probably make it farther if we wanted to.”

(Terry & Renny Russell, On the Loose)

From my heart:

I would go, and have gone, to the end for you.
And by “the end” we both know I mean “the edges”.
And by “for” we know I mean “with”.

I love to travel with you to the edgiest places.
The places where life screeches like a banshee, where paradise sloughs its sheer golden facade and basks in the soft pervasiveness of dusk. Still gold, but better.

I am your companion. Nearest to you when you’re on the road.
And when you’re off the maps.
And waiting for you, as often as you need, whenever you need, to root back home to the hearth.

Wherever you are, I’m always near. Keep listening…

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