It has been a while, I have traveled, I have left poor Penelope behind. Unlike Odysseus, I returned promptly and her feeling of loss was overcome by my appearance at the door a mere five days later. Yes, my dog is a constant reference to The Odyssey. No, there are not many parallels between Odysseus and me.
But there are some similarities worth mentioning. Similarities that exist within all of us. We all work for change and for the betterment of our lives. We will do what it takes (within a personally defined notion of ‘within reason’) to get to this point. Whether we decide to physically move to greener pastures or work within our lives to get to a different point in life.
When Odysseus went out to fight in the Trojan Wars, his intent was to make the world a better place. He wanted to return promptly to his life, but knew he had work to do. So he went.
We have all left things behind for the sake of a better tomorrow, many of us long to return to those things.
As much as Odysseus returns to Penelope, he returns to find a different person. See, we can’t just go back, we can only go forward and hope to find same-ness ahead of us.
I have been lost at sea at times too, I have heard and followed the Sirens song as well. But what I have learned is that my return is not a return at all.
I come and go, but never return. Life moves with and without us. Be happy that we are on board and when you get to your next port of call, well, feel blessed.
That is all for today, rather short, but the message is clear. Let’s all take steps to move forward and know that what we love will embrace us and what loves us will wait for us too.
I will never leave my Penelope…she is too damn cute and I don’t want her to pee on my carpet.
