Posted by octopusprime on December 28, 2003, at 19:59:06
In reply to Catharsis Anyone?, posted by 8 Miles on December 28, 2003, at 18:04:23
8 miles, what a lovely thought. if only it were that simple!
i would love to go away for a month again, maybe i would do it differently this time ... just stay in one place ... or not move quite so much ... i would love to go to europe, maybe it's time to start saving ...
when i left for the left coast, i took a 28 day road trip with a friend of mine. we drove 14000 km in 28 days across canada.
you don't get to leave all your worries behind - almost every night we wondered where we would sleep, and finding a place to sleep is always a bit of a hassle. having a home means having your pillow already set up for you. there is real value to this, never underestimate the value of having a home.
of course, i didn't go home at the end of the trip. i relocated in a new place. so sure, all my problems from my old place were gone temporarily, but once i overcame the new set of challenges of living in a new place, the old problems came back.
wherever i go, there i am!
but it was invaluable: it taught me which of my problems are situational, and which ones can be solved geographically. and some problems are permanent and more intractible.
i guess i'm figuring out who i am, and how to find the energy to change. change is hard. 30 days out of water can change your perspective, but not necessarily your life. one or two years later, the essence of you returns. i'm now convinced that there are no temporary solutions to more permanent problems.
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