What is the appeal of traveling and what do you receive from traveling? Are they reflected to your work? Please let us know what does traveling means to you.
I’m a pilgrim writer and that inevitably appears in the way my characters deals with space. I’m in constant movement and very often I find that my characters need to equally find themselves in a journey. I believe that we are constantly experiencing transformation and that’s why we need to let life guide us. That’s what the main character in The Witch of Portobello, Athena, for instance, does: she runs the world in order to discover herself.
The physical journey mimics the psychological one in the sense that it’s only through this experience that she is able to grasp the deeper meaning of her life, the reason for her wanderings.
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This rings so true to me what you are saying “about the way your characters deals with space’” I believe when you experience a big change in your life you do not know how to deal with it – you realise something big has occurred and you can easily loose yourself even though you feel you need to have your feet in the ground so to speak – I believe at this moment you need some guidance , life can guide you if you are wise enough to know how to do it, that is why, for me personally, I get so much how of this blog. It is my guiding LIGHT. Thank you !
A musical form with the movements, the phrases, the important pauses, silences, the accords, the scales, arpeggios,the melody, a Fuga, a Symphony…
Thank you, Paul from Austria, you made me think, our journey our own MELODY.
LOVE,
Thelma
Travel began for myself and my family as moving to where my father was working as a geologist. This was from as early as 3 months to now continuing into a career of my own in international development; from two years to two months etc spent abroad. Travelling has entirely been about development work – the people, the conflicts & problems, issues and projects. The places were archeological, remote,inspiring and so life was like ‘frontier’ living without then the issues of development that affect the field of workers today. Travel as a child with family is beyond measure – life is new, encompassing, holistic. Today, travel can sometimes equal escapism and yet aside from going to an island… it is very hard to find the freedoms as i experienced some years ago. Travelling is also impinged upon by issues of gender.
I still love airports today regardless – for brief hours of meeting all cultures passing through one place at one time, and with a similar purpose in mind. So the freedom and union associated once with travelling has been passed onto the airport space. Travelling is romantic and exciting.
However, more now, for me – the depths required to seek through travelling seem to lead to places of conflict, with historic significance.
It is rather through trying to seek something in either the travel or development work that is the path i have taken in my journeys.
wel travelling could have many reasons it can be an obligation either a personnel choice.if it is a choice i prefer travellig to discover the other(persons.contris.nature…)
Facing the unknow world was from remote times a matter of initiation,we find in all stories the brave humble boy who part in a jorney and during the travel he face new obstacles.Passing the challenges means becoming a real man.I think is same today.
Nice story halfnotes ..yes its about paying attention to the details and the journey to the center..Blessings Tania
I travel as a musician, and whenever I do, the most important thing for me is what the people and experiences of the journey have to teach me. Often, we don’t realize in the moment how significant something is. For example, I met a woman on a bus in Minnesota. We enjoyed our conversation, and I could have easily just forgotten her after returning to my home. Instead, I made the effort to write to her when I had gone back to my home for her kindness and generosity–after all, I knew no one, and she had welcomed me into her conversation. Well, we have become wonderful friends, and are sharing lessons with each other that neither of us could have imagined. And, if I hadn’t taken that little extra effort and paid attention, listened, then both of us would have been poorer for it.
Our journey let us get known with ourself, and thats what we receve I think…So we want to go how do I spell…Sry Longer and longer(far) to get more known, because it`s exiting like a fairytail with no ending
Thank you
I think, the most important journey, is the journey ‘within’.
LOVE,
Thelma