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I’m thinking about the idea of a pilgrimage, which I read about a lot, mostly ancient cats heading off for 20 years or so. And while on this morning’s walk, wondering if a pilgrimage requires some degree of intention – Say, I’m going to drive back to my hometown and spend time re-living childhood as well as deep dives into places and things I managed to skip back then. Kind of like a plan. Or, if I just keep moseying along, the way I see the seed from a milkweed pod, with its ethereal “wings”, floating who knows where with the breeze, alighting on some fence or an outdoor coffee shop table, and thinking, “Wow, what a cool pilgrimage this is.”

I don’t have an answer to which is closer – big-time plan or loosey goosey. It’s just something I’m wondering about today.