FLYING BACK TO VANCOUVER ISLAND

So I am going on vacation. My first one in years.  9 days to Vancouver Island and the Mainland to visit some dear friends and some family and others that I haven't seen in years. 

What is it about visiting another city that makes you feel so inspired, and invincible?

I think it's hard to have a lot of passion for routine.

I step inside the same building 3 times a day. I get on the same bus, walk down the same street, I have the same options available for dinner and for entertainment. I'm not complaining, because I have a very balanced and conflict free life right now, but when all of a sudden I introduce a plane ride and an exotic Canadian destination into my world, my mind goes crazy with positive overload.

So some of the thoughts that enter my head when I visualize the trip are: enjoy the moments when you are there...really take it in. breathe...

..be grateful for the opportunity to explore, but also to be still in nature. Oh and what a natural wonder Vancouver Island is...Ocean, Mountains...Trees and more Trees...Moose and wildlife everywhere.

I am contemplating doing a little film about my trip. I am not sure what the focus would be? I would prefer it wasn't me, but instead the beautiful island and all of its harmony and aesthetics.
Can you  fully enjoy the moment if you always concerned about filming it? Thats open for debate.

Then there is the human side of meeting people that have not had any full contact with me in person for years. What a great opportunity for me, to take in their lives on the island or on the mainland and really hear about them.

It's been 23 years since I lived in Victoria and I'm certainly a much different person. That life, was a merry go round of tensions and deadlines and relief sought through alcohol. It was a great opportunity to forge a different life for myself, (a family and children and a house by the ocean) but because of my predispositions and choices, it never was to be.  So be it. I am back.

Its always good for me to write this down, even for my own eyes. I am a much more balanced, positive, and content person on so many levels. This is the time of my life, this is the time to seize the moments on the Island one more time, not in some kind of a frenzied grabfest, but in a curious and innocent way. I truly look forward to every moment. See you on the other side.

Rick