The answer to whether you are walking or wandering often changes from season to season – life is fickle in that way. We asked some of the folks we most admire to reflect on whether they feel like they are walking or wandering and have shared some of their responses below.
Briana Figeroux
I think there’s a bit of wandering when you are walking a path that is foreign to you. To answer the question, yes, I am walking a path, but the journey is new and I find at times curiosity causes me to wander from the path. Sometimes wandering doesn’t necessarily take you off course, but rather adds more meaning to the path you are on. Read More>>
Allan Weitz
This question has been wisely addressed in song by both Paul Simon (‘The closer your destination, the more you’re slip-sliding away’) and John Lennon (‘Life’s what’s happening while you’re busy making other plans’). And if you are fortunate to have lived long enough, the truer both statements become. Growing up, I had little interest in photography. It wasn’t until Mrs. Read More>>
Nefertiti Gold
I think I’m doing both, but very consciously. I’m strategically wandering. I’ve learned that I need space to explore, to follow curiosity, to let life breathe a little—because that freedom is where inspiration and honesty come from for me. But I also know myself well enough now to understand that if I stray too far for too long, the work doesn’t get done. Read More>>
Stephen Dansiger
One might say both, a wandering path. Read More>>
