Vision

Of all of the Kafka quotes that I have encountered,

perhaps the most curious one, which initially appeared simple

to understand lingers below all of the passages 

in this journal.

"There is a goal, but no way;

What we call a way is hesitation."

For what it implies is that there is no "way,"

because we already have everything that we need.

...Because we are already "there." 

We simply need to see that and do what we already 

know we have to do.

This is among the biggest illusions of our time:

that we need to get "there" to accomplish our goals.

Everything that we need is set out before us.

Hesitaton, a mental response based on a misunderstanding

that we are somehow lacking something,

itself creates the only gap.

Only the pure act of Doing 

relaxed and focused

can fill this space 

bridging the gap 

between intention 

and action.

Navigating the crux of "Lixeiros" on Ana Chata near Sao Bento, Brasil

where I spent 20 minutes naming all of the reasons

I couldn't pull through in my head.

...And then, Did.

Four pitches later, watching the beautiful sun set from the ridge.