The Desert Way

The Desert Way

Astronaut Alice walked across the endless desert, her boots pressing gently into the sand. The air was still, the horizon blurred where earth met sky. There was no rush, no urgency—only space. Space to walk. Space to think.

She wiped the dust from her helmet, though it hardly mattered. “How far have I come?” she wondered aloud.

The desert did not answer. It never did.

She stopped and looked around. The land stretched in every direction, offering no signs, no paths, no certainty. Just quiet.

Alice sighed. “I don’t know where I’m going.”

She planted her feet, feeling the earth steady beneath her. Here, there was nothing to tell her what to do next. No map. No clear way forward. Only questions, circling in her mind like the wind shaping the dunes.

And yet… the desert did not seem lost.

It simply existed—vast, open, waiting. It didn’t demand answers. It offered room for questions, for wondering, for seeing things differently.

Alice exhaled, lifting her gaze to the horizon. Maybe she didn’t need answers right now. Maybe it was enough to stand in the middle of it all and let the questions be.

“There will be plenty of time to move forward,” she thought, shifting her weight, feeling the ground hold her.

“Maybe I’ll stand here a little longer.”

36”x48” Heavy Body Acrylic Painting on Gallery Canvas. Frame not included. Shipping included.