Traveling on foot gives you a chance to value what is around you so much more. Being in a different environment has the ability to stimulate so many senses. Feeling the 20 degree temperature was no bother with the increased awareness of the warmth of the sun. It was as if I was thawing out an appreciation for winter and how great the trees look covered in snow. A pristine white path waiting to be touched by a human foot. A silence crushed with our movement that will cause you to want to stand still, and be in that moment that is a limited time offer.
Putting importance on getting to experience what I can for now. I also was able to be funded by a Christmas gift to take a trip to REI, in which I got even more equipped to take on winter. I will not be slowed down by snow, ice, and single digit temperatures.
My expectations of this journey are none. I do know that I will need a source of income to support my life and I do have two interviews in a few days. The fact of having no idea what my every day will be like for awhile is like waiting for a movie until you realize you can make it go a certain way by your choices. Then the discipline of your mind can be seen as a freedom. In a place to do any thing you can think of, or come across. Yet with out discipline there is no way to value this freedom. To be aware in this moment, and understand the impermanence of things. Then make the most out of what is before you and take on the days with only one agenda; enjoying as many moments as possible.
Sensing what is like a magnetic force pulling me towards amazing days ahead. Taking on things I didn't even know were an option for my life. Expecting nothing, and deciding on happiness.
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