I'm the type of person that thrives in new and
exciting environments. It's the food the fuels my soul. Novelty to my nomadic
spirit is like a drug that calms the craze. However, every two and a half
years, I seem to cyclically fall into "comfortable" territory, which
makes me ironically uncomfortable.
Having
purged ninety percent of all my possessions and moved house back in late March
of this year 2013, that bold move is out of my system; and, considering the
circumstances of why I am where I am geographically today, some unforeseen family
circumstances and perhaps a post for a later date, I 'aint going anywhere
fast.
Inevitably, because I can't (just yet) move into an
RV and road trip the US of A, I have been left high and dry for adventure. So
to preserve my sanity and perhaps rattle it in the same breath, I have conjured
up a plan to revive my time while we are here in Charlotte. Considering my,
what seems to be never ending, 'bucket list,’ it seems only natural to chip at it and challenge myself to try something new for the next month and see how it all
prevails. The thought of it is frightening, sure and daunting, of course. All of the
thoughts and doubts that race through the mind when it realizes that the
comfortableness it resides at present moment will soon not exist. But, that is the
very objective, my friends: because sometimes the complacency and content that
we live in leaves our souls malnourished and parched for some life enrichment.
Thanks to my constant need to soul search and ‘know thy self,’ I have a rough idea of
where I want to take myself. Like many other creatures out there, I habitually
reside in my head. I spend the majority of my time on my MacBook Pro, feeding
my brain both nonsensical entertainment on YouTube and a mix of other
knowledgeable answers to life’s burning questions, which Google so lovingly
snuffs out. Of course, every now and then I'll get some work done: but let’s be
honest here YouTube usually wins.
Like I mentioned earlier, see middle of third
paragraph, I want to challenge myself for the next thirty days “Hashtag Thirty Day Challenge.” I want
to put my self out there, wherever that may be. I am going to make myself uncomfortable
and learn something new, do new things and maybe relive old things that made me
happy and I haven’t lived in a while. I will be documenting these experiences
in the good old-fashioned blogging way and perhaps some good new-fashioned
vlogging for some good new-fashioned newness.
This very blog post is something new, as I don’t
usually write "long" post; I mainly stick to pretty pictures. Nor do I usually
write about the manic thoughts that feverishly ride the subways of my neurons.
I don’t usually write about fears and expose my insides blindly to an unknown
audience. I can honestly say though, by just releasing it out into the
universe, and accepting it and thus yourself for what it is, is pretty powerful.
I feel better already and leave you with the words of some insightful soul out there "Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."
Question of the week: What do you fear and will you challenge it's authority?
