My vision for this sabbatical.

My vision for this sabbatical is To Pursue Spiritual and Intellectual Clarity. I wrote yesterday about my love for vision statements, so I want to share how I thought about this one. The spiritual and the intellectual are two dimensions in which I’ve long wanted to invest more time.

I felt pulled toward the idea of pursuit, because of course I don’t expect to achieve clarity during this short sojourn (or ever). But also because while plotting my adventure, I felt a desire to seek rather than to find. I’ve had this feeling on and off, maybe always, but I’ve never concentrated on it. The Seeker in me is the layer to be unearthed, the itch to be scratched.

As for how these two central pursuits will take shape and what they will truly entail, I have only vague notions. I will share my experience here, as best I can. I believe daily writing will be a clarifying ritual for me.