Open

A long walk in once familiar lands

11 August 2021
A cloudy sky over the Pentland hills

A walk begins with stepping out

into the open

where development occurs

A small loch in the Pentland hills

To walk in development

we allow uncertainty

to lighten our load

and remove excess baggage

we walk

until we’re open

and receptive

Here I walk alongside

a much younger me

who could delve deep into the hills

and listen

with dipper and swallow

to solemn secrets

carried on streams of time

I like to think

that we might recognise each other

be glad  

that we are still

in development

that what is not forgotten 

is not lost

At last, I stop to still my thoughts

and pool my memories

take one last deep drink

then turn back towards the bustling, confident city 

 

Although the gathering clouds presage an uncertain future

I know the moments I  have stored

will stand me in good stead

Development is an open process

where nothing is fixed

or finished

 

Let’s try and stay open

Open to ourselves 

Open to each other 

Open to the wider world

Open to the unknown

Open to uncertainty

Open to explore

Open to possibility

Open to potential

Open to development

Open to question

Open to learn

Open to the moment