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I wander around alone in silence a lot.
I always feel incredibly powerful, capable, and hopeful when I take the time to.
People don’t believe me when I share that most of my hundreds of thousands of road miles have been spent in silence with only the sounds of the wind passing by my ears, but that’s the truth. There’s something that’s magical and empowering that happens when you let yourself wander and see your surroundings without interference.
As I’ve been working with my talented, patient, and generous web guy Bobby sending him information, photos, links, etc. for the BLR face lift we are doing, I found this link from A Skirt! Magazine issue I was featured in before I drove to Alaska.
My, my, the things that have happened since this photo and article. Oh the places we have been.
…for all the unplanned and totally random, awesome connections and moments I have made while working from their billion locations.
Just now, business guy next too me updating friend: “Yeah, so my son graduated and he’s on his way to Alaska. He wants to stay there for the summer and be a fisherman. My wife is kind of freaking out.”
It’s been in the 70′s and 80′s in Chicago for the past 10 days. According to the weather report, it will be the same lovely record tropical temps for the next few days too. If you know me, you know this makes me very, very happy. My windows have been open 24/7, I’ve been outside “playing” (roaming the city, soccer, running on the lake, etc.) every second I possibly can, and I’ve spent lots of time unplugged and planning for the future. I’m wrapping up a job that takes me away from my goals and time here. (Unacceptable!) T-minus 10 days until no more toxic work environment! More on that soon…
Now there are some words to live by!
Thanks for being such an amazing person in my life G!
Check out my friend Sean, Founder of One Week Job:
Today is a prefect day for me to share this, as I have made a big decision in this theme of coming alive. I will share all about it here in 3 weeks, so stay tuned.
If whatever you are doing with your time isn’t making you come alive, the time is now to make a change.
…I just wrote that line in the title above to a new reader who sent me a note here and I thought I’d share.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE QUIET.
Have fun when you are having fun. Who cares if you’re too loud?
Happy Tuesday 
Last week was like summertime at the cottage in Upstate NY + a huge road trip + warmth and sunshine + flip flops and sundresses + booty shakin’ + soccer + running + Vermont in the summer + prosecco, cheese, fresh coffee + laughing until my stomach hurts, with Oreos, Nutella and blue lollipops on top. (I could go on!) In other words, last week was REALLY fantastic- just like some of my favorite things in the whole wide world that I just listed above.
I’m sure you all have seen the fantastically awesome new Honda commercials for the CRV the Leap List. There are lots of good ones, but my favorite is Ferris Bueller of course! Gotta love his last line:
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
…having a conversation about living on the east coast or the west. I always think of the following when I talk east or west:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97.
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice now.