Can't remember if I wrote on this blog about Tankas(?)
It's a short poem, Japanese.
A Haiku is the first 3 lines of a Tanka.
A Haiku is 5,7,5 syllables.
A Tanka is 5,7,5,7,7
Here's a Tanka about journey:
When getting ready
For going on a journey
I gather my stuff
And if it's weighing me down
I'll choose to let it all go
When I Googled journey, I got a lot of images of the rock group. The word journey is interesting. Every move we make is technically a journey; we go from one place to another. We usually think of journey as a big or long trip. It reminds me of explorers and ancient cultures; of Charleton Heston and Harrison Ford.
I associate journey with self help books. With meditation and Deepak. With journaling, self-observation, changing perspective.
Time feels different when remembering that life's a journey. It slows down. Senses are heightened and much more is noticeable. A while back when I was having chemotherapy, I felt that I could feel and see movement everywhere, inside and outside of me. I painted that movement and still continue to paint objects moving off the page. My journey, the part I'm aware of, includes universal truths as well as my own unique stories.
Always taking time and steps, our journey through life is a process.
It feels good to remember that. If life's a journey, we don't really ever have to worry or feel stuck. Everything is always moving and changing. Nothing stays the same for long.
