Travelling is great, and my nature doesn’t let me stay still for too long. But I really value living somewhere for a while. Not a long while but with some impersonation of permanency. That entails working a job, building friendships, evoking a little bit of home in the spaces, contributing to community, creating under new influences, and learning to perceive and appreciate the tenants of a particular culture.
Perhaps I’m built to value remaining in one place for a while. Perhaps it’s where I’m at in life right now. Perhaps that’s the enigma of my internal clock. Perhaps that’s what I’ve been conditioned to value. Whatever the reason, I know that being itinerant for another six weeks will be a stretching experience.
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Tim // June 26, 2008 at 10:36 pm |
Honey, I completely understand. The idea of having a base, somewhere that you are established, with a community around you to support you, is really nice. And then to leave it and experience the world while knowing it’s there to come back to is ideal. You’ll find it. I’ve found that the fundamendal concept of my life lately has been trying to swing ever closer to an idea of ballance, every once and a while crossing the actual line and having to swing back, but hopefully a little closer every time. I have faith in you.