If our life-journey involves embracing a spiritual tradition, it is important to remember that no tradition is ever stagnant. Rather, it evolves and grows, and its flowering looks quite different than the seed form it took under the direction of its founder.
However, I believe it is just as important to embrace the radical flow of thinking outside the box, which for me involves constant interaction with the free, unrutted reality of wilderness. In fact, I find myself "dancing" back and forth between the elements of the spiritual traditions I find meaningful, and the free, unscripted flow of insight that is the faithful gift of wilderness. This "dance" serves to reconcile the best aspects of each of these two seemingly opposite approaches to life.
For me, this is the most balanced and meaningful way to live.
Photo: Pasqueflower and waterfall, Hewlett Gulch, Roosevelt National Forest, CO, March 18, 2015
Photo: Pasqueflower and waterfall, Hewlett Gulch, Roosevelt National Forest, CO, March 18, 2015
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