"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”
–John Calvin
Hello & good morning to you,
It's been a long
time. Too long. I started this blog to chronicle a four month adventure to the
pacific northwest and that was exactly what I did. When I returned from Oregon,
I spent a long time feeling uninspired by the familiarities of home and
anxious that I had made a wrong decision by not returning. After a few weeks of
being home, I realized that much of what I missed was writing about my seemingly
insignificant yet cherished discoveries.
You see, writing does two important things
for me. It makes me aware of the beauty that can be found all around; in
nature, in friendships, in meals shared, in discovering old things and creating
new ones. It also allows me to tune in to the part of my brain or maybe the
part of my heart that isn't often stirred by the spoken word. When I sit down
to write or type, it's almost as if a secret place has been uncovered, like a
box filled with deep appreciation for simple things springs open and comes
loose. Writing takes a moment in time that could easily be forgotten, brings it to life and more importantly makes it a part of the future.
Oregon was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places I have
been and at every turn there seemed to be something to write
home about. That chapter of life's grand adventure has
come to an end. There are days that pass when I miss it tremendously but before I can begin to lament, a day comes where I am standing on the beach, looking out at seagulls flying over
the Atlantic Ocean and am exceedingly happy to be in the sunshiny
state of Florida. I am beginning to realize that joy is not conditional on geographic location. Sure, there are times
where the beauty of a place surpasses that of another but seeking and uncovering joy, true
joy, can happen in a multitude of places. Near and far away.
So here is to the continued documentation of joy and all of the mysterious places it can be
found.
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