Finding myself in what I would classify as a "red level" state of restlessness today I thought I would share one of my favorite quotes on this condition. Yes, I called it a condition, if you think that's an exaggeration then "restless" likely only finds you when you're stuck at a stoplight and that my friend is enviable.
The dictionary describes it as this:
1. characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
2. unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.
The standard definition is a shallow portrayal that does little to satisfy those whose restlessness is likened to a kind of spiritual thrombosis. No, for those, poet Conrad Aiken said it best...
"I, the restless one; the circler of circles;
Herdsman and roper of stars, who could not capture
The secret of self; "
Those words provide both comfort and provocation, a sense of acknowledgment and shared experience...while I merrily plot my escape :-)
The standard definition is a shallow portrayal that does little to satisfy those whose restlessness is likened to a kind of spiritual thrombosis. No, for those, poet Conrad Aiken said it best...
"I, the restless one; the circler of circles;
Herdsman and roper of stars, who could not capture
The secret of self; "
Those words provide both comfort and provocation, a sense of acknowledgment and shared experience...while I merrily plot my escape :-)
