travel

seems like lots of folks have this constant itch for travel, this insatiable desire to be where they are not.  i admit that it has struck me at times, but for now i think im content staying put for a while.  it may sound easy for me to say seeing as i live in a little sliver of paradise, and i fully acknowledge my tinge of hypocrisy.

ive come to a simple conclusion as to why im happy to not move around.  i see this life here as a stopping point in a longer journey.  while i don't know that much about my next destination, i know that it will eclipse this world we occupy in beauty and creativity.  (my own crazy hope is that i will be able to talk to animals and trees)  i think the vast extents of my next home will be far more accessible than even home is to me now. far will be near and beauty will be ever-present and unfathomable.

what then is the point of pursuing a next great adventure?  that adventure is exactly where i am - wherever you are.  there is no need to chase a story or build an impressive cv.  just be all here.  embrace the community here.  get to know my neighbors here.  form deep friendships that change lives here.  in those relationships you will make the biggest impact you could have ever dreamed.  just be all here.