Well I am back from a beautiful week in Colorful Colorado! I had quite a lovely time exploring, laughing, and learning. I had my first encounter with white water rafting and it was the bee's knees! I too had lots of time with my family and our closest friends coupled with some moments of solitude. I managed to get an abundance of words on paper and finished a handful of books.
I have been reminded yet again how adventure feeds the soul. To be away from schedules, routines, and structure is incredibly rejuvinating. There is something about the air here that makes you feel more natural and clean: refreshed. I want to start something new again soon. I know that I get antsy and bored rather often- a true sense of restlessness. Even when I'm satisfied with life and its challenges, I crave more.
I'm learning about optimal experiences and about how powerful it is to control your mind- to be in complete awareness of my senses. I found that ironic today when I was on the raft when it nearly felt like nothing, an odd sense of numbness. The rocks, sky, and river were paralyzing. It was nothing and everything all at once, let me tell you.
I am not normal. I can somehow render these tremendously positive experiences with minimal things. I see many of those that I am surrounded by, measuring success with fame and dollars. And yet, I'm left wondering what their lives are really like. How do their bodies feel? How active are their minds? Imagine if we respected positive experiences more than success in business. Who wins in that life? When you feel things and live deliberately, nobody can take that away from you. Nothing can match that feeling. I'm marching through life with my chin up, opening my own doors, packing my own bags. This life is mine and I know I'm lucky but I'm also making it the best I can.
My eyelids are heavy but I wanted to begin sharing. Cheers to the Fourth of July and superior memories all around!