Focus On Life - Week 2: Your Word

 

 

This week we were supposed to choose a word

 to follow

as inspiration for the year.

Not an easy thing for me to choose.

I don't so much like to be tied down and beholden

to just one word.

Then again maybe I am just not that deep....lol.

Sally had sent a prompt with the word

"Journey" on it as an example

and it stuck in my head.

Up top is the view from the end of our property

and where I wait for the school bus everyday.

It is actually a road up to another house after

a whole lot of twists and turns

around and around.

Delivery men hate it.

 

 

It's one of those crazy things however,

over the years of standing here,

I start to boil over ideas

 of what COULD be up there!

Much like the "FRAGILE" box

from A Christmas Story

the mind allows that

There could be ANYTHING up

around the next corner.

This road follows a journey

you can't see where you are going,

the road there might be a bit steep,

and there are some moments of

"Am I really going to get there?".

I guess at this point in my life

I have taught myself to ENJOY the journey.

It may not be the one I imagined,

but it is a good one just the same.

 

 

...and really has anyone ever said it better then

Robert Frost?

 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel
both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I
could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as
just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them
really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves
no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet
knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.


I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference

...Robert Frost

 

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Comments

[nan]

one of my favorite R Frost's..good word as well

[kim]

Well umm....might want to warn you there might just be a bear down that road. I sometimes look back and think what if I had done this instead...where might I be now....and then know that there is a reason for everything...even if we don't know it.

[Tanya]

Those are gorgeous photos and journey is a great word. The journey is aften more beneficial than the end destination. The Robert Frost poem is also one of my favorites.

[claire]

stunning, stunning photos! and i just love that frost poem... *sigh*
i'm no. 21 on the list btw :o)

[Patti Vanderbloemen]

Man - what a picture! I posted that same Frost poem on my blog on January 1st - LOVE IT! I am guessing that A Christmas Story is a favorite all year long at your house! I have seen it so many times that I belive I could recite every single line! Best of luck on your journey!

[Alice]

Beautiful photos Patti! I love that Frost poem. And now I'm wondering what really is at the end of that road.....though I probably would not be brave enough to find out.

Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[Shelly Buettner]

Oh - I love your road. LOVE IT! And I'm not a fan of cold and snow usually - but your photography is awesome and it makes me want to take this journey, this road, this path, and see what lies ahead - exciting! Excellent Frost Poem, too!!

[Cynthia@OrnamentalStyle]

What a beautiful area you live in and the photos are spectacular. It's about the journey, not the destination. (I'm not that deep either!)

[Antiquity Travelers]

ha! I am reminded of the facebook pic you has up getting chased by the bear!! It is all about the journey in life ... enjoy the moment (and run for your life if you see a bear!)

[Linda Hanes]

I love the word journey! Your pics are awesome. So beautiful.

[T.]

Not a shabby place to wait :)

LOVE your photos :)

Matching the poem to the photos, genius :)

Have a lovely weekend, cheers, T. :)

[Mary K McGraw]

Your photography is gorgeous and love the Robert Frost poem.

[Kashmira]

Beautiful photos!!

[Annette]

BEAUTIFUL photos Patty! They're perfect for your word and the poem. Just don't take bacon to the bus stop, cause you know it attracts bears, lol!!!

[Mary Harding]

Very moving picture and poetry (Frost is one of my favorite poets too.) Your journey will surely be full of inspiration and magic. Enjoy it.

[Beti Horvath]

Love your photos, could be around a corner from where I live. And yes it is always a journey to see what comes up next.

[Kathleen Lange Klik]

Your images portray your word in a beautiful way. They demonstrate that a journey is mysterious, exciting, and beautiful!

I look forward to seeing where your journey takes you this year!

[Erin Prais-Hintz]

You are such a beautiful soul. I love the idea of the journey and the well trod path. But there is a great power to stepping off that path and forging your own. Experiencing all around you that is familiar with the air of something new and exciting. Seeing things that you see daily with fresh eyes. I wish you joy in the journey in 2013. Enjoy the day. Erin

[Karen Mitchell]

Lovely photos. Enjoy your journey this year.

[Therese]

Hi Patty,
Love the word and the photos that represent Journey to you. The Robert Frost poem was a nice touch. I will be looking forward to seeing just where your journey leads this year.
Therese

[CraftyHope]

Perfect! Your pictures, your word, the poem. Absolute perfection.

[Laura Twiford]

This post has instilled a sense of peace and calm in me, acceptance, not looking back and wondering, just ahead with anticipation. Beautiful post Patti, pictures and words!