godspeed & the greater escape

Recently I've been thinking about the very things that scare me. Or should I say, that used to scare me.

I often times find myself outlining these little rules in my head that I've made for myself.... I'll call them little but some are actually quite big. They don't apply to anyone else but myself.  ...Where does this come from? I have yet to find out. I must like some structure in my life after all.

There is a big difference between surviving and thriving but strangely enough that difference isn't always crystal clear, there's this somewhat gray area of undefined rules and expectations we have for ourselves... things that may keep us from ever really thriving.
 
There are places in this world where people truly breathe the air and feel the saltwater steam over the ocean... places where the moon has blood in it's veins and time stands untested, where there's nothing native about unrest and the best kinds of morning light never go unnoticed.

There are so many things in life that we have no answers or guidance for, in fact, that's probably the case for most of the greatest and most important things in life.... just remember that and don't let go of the vision. Don't make something work, let it work. I believe that is golden... I have the most amazing people in my life. Salt of the earth kind of people, the kind of people who figured this out so effortlessly- and God am I so grateful for them.

This is my difference between surviving and thriving. If there's one thing I've learned over the last year, it's that Today won't ever feel so long by tomorrow and if you just keep listening to your heart, it'll never lead you astray. The simplest reminder of this is like the greatest escape.


Here's to your new start, in a new life, and a new kind of morning light. Godspeed.