2009

A year.

A year can be measured in a number of ways. It can be measured in Accomplishments, in failures, in Adventures, in maturity... In days...
I used to measure my year in Semesters... In Grades. I suppose i still do.

This morning, sitting around the breakfast nook in Guelph after a night of amazing celebration... I looked at everyone and reflected on what I knew about each person at the table, what they have shared with me about their year. I thought to myself that this year actually seems like one of the longer years of my life, if you measure it by days. Everyone agreed.

I feel aged this time around. I really do and I love it. I think a lot of my new missions, new perspectives have been realized, including how I do not really know much at all about where I will be going next and god, how humbling that is.

This year I completed the standard level of education within my social circles. I got a lot stronger mentally I learned how to see things ( jobs, friendships, relationships, passions) through. I also learned when to walk away from them. I learned what is like to be very alone. and I learned about how to travel, who to travel with. I learned take care of myself, I learned my limitations and a little more about my strengths. I learned the extent to which I really do need very solid people around me, influences in my life, in order to continue on...and I am so thankful for them.

Most of all i think I learned about adventure. The word in itself.
I am on the Adventure of a lifetime. I am not waiting for it. I am there now.

The hermit in Toronto. An adventure of my own mind.
I hope you are too, where ever you may be.



Safe Travels.

Songs:
Safe Travels - peter and the wolf.
Heres looking at you kid- The Gaslight Anthem