Toward the end of August 2011 I posted that I would be taking a bit of a break and that posts would resume on September 6 . . . so at this point I guess the best thing for me to observe is “better late than never.”

The intervening time has been filled with several unpredicted twists and turns in my journey of life.  Some of the future posts will deal with a few of these adventures, and while you may not need to read about some, or any,  of them – I know that I still need to do some talking – or writing – about several of them – so – I hope that you will indulge my need and join in the conversation because a conversation – a dialogue – is far more rewarding than an ongoing monologue or soliloquy.

Today is the second day in the season of Lent – traditionally a time when many people make a commitment to give something up during this period of 40 days plus Sundays.  I feel a need to make a commitment to just the opposite of that – rather than giving something up – likely something that would not really be missed anyway – I think I need to take on some things that I know make me a person that is more whole and healthy than when I do not do these things.  One of those is the resumption of writing this blog.

So now is a time for a new beginning . . . or more appropriately a time to resume the journey . . . so I leave you this first day back when some words that have meant a great deal to me over a significant number of years.  They are the opening text of an choral anthem by Allen Pote – the words are credited to Nancy Hollis Dillard and Allen Pote (copyright 1980 by Hinshaw Music, Inc.) and I believe that they offer the opportunity to resume this journey with a right spirit:

“Awake, arise, the journey’s begun.  We travel on together as one.  We know not where the road will lead, but we move in faith making love our creed as we follow: the journey is our home.”