Monthly Archives: May 2010
Loneliness
The theme of “wandering” has a tone of loneliness to it. Come on, I’m sure you’ve noticed it. There’s this dreamy solitude that at times slips into melancholy. – The producer of Good at Wandering
On the Estate
I used to wander down the road from my parents’ house, as a teenager. I would always walk through the remaining estate farms to get to friends’ houses. Even late at night I would walk through the woods, singing to … Continue reading
Wandering into the Therapist’s Office
For twenty years, I’ve been seeing a therapist. Not the same one for twenty years–but it’s been consistent. It changed everything. I make sure to use a therapist that shares some of my values.
Wandering the dorms
A bit more history here… During college (which I started three years late because I was busy wandering around) I wandered around campus and through the dorms and visited whomever I found. This led to meeting a lot of people–if … Continue reading
Summer vacation beginnings
I think all of this wandering started during summer vacation from elementary school back in the seventies. It’s just a hunch. Episodes of Batman on the black & white tv at the foot of my bed and then mapping all … Continue reading
Anonymous Wanderer
My wife would hate to know that I have this new found pride in being “good at wandering.” Of course, being a wife, she wants to hear me talk about stable things that will contribute to the financial well-being of … Continue reading
Re-reading Walden
It occurred to me recently to start reading Thoreau’s Walden again. To get back on course. I’m nearly 40 now and life has had it’s way with my life, so to speak. A lovely wife and two adorable little children … Continue reading
I am a wanderer
I am a wanderer. After years of soul searching and exploring the question “what am I good at?”, I found myself saying…”I’m good at wandering. I’m really, really good at it.”
