Change & curiosity

 Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches,

letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. 

~Pauline R. Kezer

 

 

 My whole body aches for change often

 I am curious

 

Most of my friends stayed in Oslo after graduation

 a pretty grounded bunch

 me.....I was chomping at the bit to get the heck outta there

 explore new territory

 new space

 new place

 

 I think I inherited this gene from dad

 he was a mover

 spent most of his life up in the air

traveling all the world for his line of work

 at home in California he spent as much time as he could on the ocean

sailing

 the constant need for movement

 

He was never worried by it

 it encouraged him to see new things

 and passed that down to me

 

I moved around a lot when I was little - which continued when I got married.

Anywhere can be " home"- if you let it.

 Sometimes when I got so bored with my situation I would move
 embrace the newness of new state, new town a new environment

free things up

free my mind



 It's the curiosity in me

 the never ending wanderlust

 

eventually I found my spot in the world
my roots are deep
 Montana has my heart
 

 I still get restless

and all I want to do is flee

 

the need for change is still there

I wrote a post here recently how I was pretty down because I couldn't find my mojo

being creative can be a curse
 

It scares me

 when I am un inspired
and

 loose my creative energy
 

  when traveling
I step out of my "normal"
my comfort zone
and let go

when I return home

 The same seems new.
I view life with fresh eyes

 A light that  inspires me to do new things that me feel like I am moving forward

 

 

Change.

 Change is darn good

 makes you also appreciate routine

 to come back to what you know
 

 I cast out my fishing rod

 see what it might bring in

 but still stand firmly on shore

 just testing the waters

 

 and of course just I end up  loosing the dang rod

 

and jump in with both feet

 

There is a change in the air again
 inspiration slowly seeping in
 

 it's a good feeling

 familiar

willing to take some unexpected risks
 throw it all out there
 what do I have to loose?
To heck with fear
 

I read an awesome quote:
If your dreams don't scare you
 they aren't BIG enough.


my mantra these days

Surrounding myself with new places,
 people,
 cleaning out my house from top to bottom,

 new music, books
a list of places I want to explore
more travel

 painting my living room,
painting furniture
exploring more saturated colors 

new curtains, new rugs

 new energy
hauling "stuff " to the local thrift or the dump

it feels amazing to get rid of old crap
more empty space
to fill with
 nothing
just space to breathe
 

This fall I am traveling to New Mexico

 Santa Fe and Taos

 I hear the energy there is something special
ready to be awestruck by the landscape

 

 visit dear Georgia whom I love with all my heart

curious to immerse myself in the art & culture
curious about the food
I want to make it to the Taos wool festival
 

 New Mexico has been on my bucket list for 12 years

 I think about it every day
 

Hubby is used to it and just goes with it- he's pretty neat like that

 it's in my nature

 to be curious

 to embrace change

 

 and I do it with all my heart

 

what about you

what fuels your fire?