Monday, April 18, 2011
Alice in wonderland
Often I feel I’m Alice in Wonderland. During my walks, which I describe as being meditative, I’m frequently overwhelmed by how beautiful everything is. And I mean everything. Either I have the ability to be this present (which I realize, may be a gift), or the rose-colored lenses you can usually find me wearing have kicked into overdrive. I’m infatuated with trees, shrubs, grass – and they’re all leafless, decaying or yellow as it is still very early in the spring and it is Calgary. Yet, I’m just over the top pleased with how amazing these lifeforms are! I observe my feet take steps on the earth before me and am fascinated by the vast array of terrain my soles see. I see our frozen river and imagine the rush of bubbly water flowing below. The air feels cool and crisp and refreshing after a long day spent inside. I smile at people I pass by. They smile back and I just know it’s true. Smile and the world smiles with you. After a long day of making people happy with my work, this is how I like to unwind and let go. Try it.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Spring feelings
What a great time of year! I am so in love with Spring and all that comes with it – sunshine, earth smells, puddles, warm breezes, muddy trails, dry sidewalks, light jackets, and the knowing of an approaching summertime. But even moreso, I love the feelings it brings up in me. Spring has always been my very favorite season mainly due to the renewal I feel within. With this time of year comes a clear, focused mind that’s happy to be alive and thriving!
Spring usually marks a trip for me as well, and in just 5 days I will be embarking on one! My plans are feeling very loose – and, in some moments, I’m telling myself that they’re too loose, I should have more planned, I should have done more research, yadayadayada. I’ve freed myself of that judgment now tho! This is who I am and the way I am doing this trip. We can be so hard on ourselves sometimes hey? We’re our own biggest critic without a doubt. Proceeding in a forward direction, I am going to be A-OK with my free bird travel plans! These free bird travel plans, I’m sure are going to prove delightful:)
A friend of mine told me about couchsurfing.org awhile back and got me really interested in the idea. I spent some time and built a profile for myself, and ended up sending out about 15-20 requests for couches in the Rome and Barcelona area. After not hearing back from anyone for about 10 days I was getting pretty discouraged. While, yes, I could easily just stay in a hostel every night but not really appealing to me a) costs and b) why, when there are so many lovely people out there with free space in their homes. Nevertheless, on Wednesday night I prayed to the couchsurfing gods and voila! Nina, a lovely fairy in an ivy head-wreath appears in my couchsurfng inbox stating: “Ok and Let's go....I'll host you with great pleasure. You are coming Rome for a wonderful week-end. There are a lot of things to do and to see in Rome. I'm going to accept another couch request for that crazy week-end - 2 girls from Poland coming here by hitchhiking. I think it sounds very very good!” I’m so happy to have made a connection and with someone who I hope is as beautiful of a person as her profile and 7 outstanding references make her out to be!
I have a feeling I’m going to have the best of my life! More accurately put: I trust that I will make it the best time:) I am going to try and blog about some of my experiences throughout my journey – maybe not as frequently as my soul-sista Miss Materi – but stay tuned fans!
Much love,
Carrie
Spring usually marks a trip for me as well, and in just 5 days I will be embarking on one! My plans are feeling very loose – and, in some moments, I’m telling myself that they’re too loose, I should have more planned, I should have done more research, yadayadayada. I’ve freed myself of that judgment now tho! This is who I am and the way I am doing this trip. We can be so hard on ourselves sometimes hey? We’re our own biggest critic without a doubt. Proceeding in a forward direction, I am going to be A-OK with my free bird travel plans! These free bird travel plans, I’m sure are going to prove delightful:)
A friend of mine told me about couchsurfing.org awhile back and got me really interested in the idea. I spent some time and built a profile for myself, and ended up sending out about 15-20 requests for couches in the Rome and Barcelona area. After not hearing back from anyone for about 10 days I was getting pretty discouraged. While, yes, I could easily just stay in a hostel every night but not really appealing to me a) costs and b) why, when there are so many lovely people out there with free space in their homes. Nevertheless, on Wednesday night I prayed to the couchsurfing gods and voila! Nina, a lovely fairy in an ivy head-wreath appears in my couchsurfng inbox stating: “Ok and Let's go....I'll host you with great pleasure. You are coming Rome for a wonderful week-end. There are a lot of things to do and to see in Rome. I'm going to accept another couch request for that crazy week-end - 2 girls from Poland coming here by hitchhiking. I think it sounds very very good!” I’m so happy to have made a connection and with someone who I hope is as beautiful of a person as her profile and 7 outstanding references make her out to be!
I have a feeling I’m going to have the best of my life! More accurately put: I trust that I will make it the best time:) I am going to try and blog about some of my experiences throughout my journey – maybe not as frequently as my soul-sista Miss Materi – but stay tuned fans!
Much love,
Carrie
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