Four Years on the Road

I got on the road full time.

And 4 years later…

The same introduction, a thousand different ways.

I have a rocks from the beaches I no longer remember.

A favorite…

• Barber in Summerside, PEI
• Mechanic in Salt Lake City, UT
• Sunset in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
• Fjord in Newfoundland, CAN
• Bookshop in Portland Maine
• Coffee shop in Seward, AK
• Laundrymat in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Gas station in Austin, TX
• Farmers market in Boulder, CO
• Windshield repair shop — Hinton, AB, CAN
• Grocery store with goats on the roof — Vancouver Island, BC, CAN

Learned to

• Skip the introductions and start in the middle with strangers
• Be by myself and the difference of being alone
• Figure out the height of trees from satellite shadows
• Appreciate moments for what they were
• Read the road and find bumps and valleys where rubber left a mark
• Figure out which way is west or east looking at the ground
• Wake up and listen to your heart what you feel like doing today
• Say goodbye

This chapter has been right for me and I am ready to grow roots.

I have been living a long time in alignment but once I have realized that I have become unaligned and my need right now is community, roots, and a partner I am making changes to make that happen.

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This piece is part of etc. — the off-cuts that didn’t belong on the main site.