Durham onwards Blog 2/3

Uprootedness or Rootedness – that is the question?

In the outdoor performance of Kynren much was made of Shakespeare supposedly meeting Queen Elizabeth I in Durham – any quotes were mis-appropriated - or just appropriated, so I feel able to misquote.

Iam Adam, of Cave,Refectory, Road, says this in

“Stay Somewhere”* (see end)

In my journey I often feel I am doing the opposite – leaving too soon. I must get on, I feel myself saying (eg this morning to Daff – we need to leave). I often just get to know people and then have to depart.

However, also, I often can rest - as long as I care to - in a church or a pub, cafe or park bench – in a sense time is my own guardian.

In both staying and moving on the can be “rootedness” (and uprootedness if we let it); I guess the difference is an attitude of mind, our approach to time.

I deliberately lingered in a pub garden writing this – drinking soft drinks in the heat – to try and express my thoughts; but to push the boundaries – longer than I imagine will be comfortable. It's my “imagining” that's the key issue here; maybe I'll do the course in

Imagination, Theology and Culture after all next year, rather than the one on spirituality (MAs part-time in Sarum) – who knows.

Keep those imagination juices flowing!

*
• Stay somewhere
• Remain in one place
  for longer than you imagine will be comfortable
• Stay there for whatever length of time that will be more than you would choose
• Give yourself to the place and to the moment.

(from Cave, Refectory Road, quoting “Stay somewhere”)