How time flies. Just like the plane I’ll be boarding in a little under 2 weeks, that’ll whisk me off on my Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love-esque month long trip to Europe and the UK.
You’re probably wondering why I’ve decided to embark on such an extended reprieve from regular life. The answer is this: my “inspired” tank is in need of a solid reload. Along with my spring cleaning, it’s time to tend to the blueprint (or pinkprint, as Pink Elephant Creative calls it) of my life – shake things up (and out) and consider each item’s necessity in my little world. This hiatus will help me to finally decide on a tangible “next chapter” and concoct a plan of action to bring it to life.
Traveling awakens my senses. It yanks me out of my monotonous trance; days doing work that doesn’t challenge or enrich me and nights alone on my couch watching Entertainment Tonight and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Traveling transports me not only physically but mentally too. It plops me into the centre of a sort of fantastical colouring book where I can let the music wafting up through my window influence the strokes of my paintbrush, or the smells that overtake me at a street market dictate which crayon I reach for.
Enough with the wasted days of unfulfilled ambitions and missed opportunities. I want to push fear (he’s really such a bully) out of my way, commit to a canvas, roll up my sleeves and just start painting.
Throughout my trip, I’ll use this blog to chronicle many of my insights and experiences. A memorable afternoon spent at a cafĂ© with my favourite French friend Marie and a couple bottles of chardonnay. An anecdote about the intriguing treasures I discover at Portobello Market. Or the impression the sleek, modern sensibitilies of new-world Barcalona leaves on Ari (my partner in crime for that leg of the trip) and myself.
My hope is that by living in the moment (and then writing about it), I'll get back in touch with my true inner self and concequently one step closer to my best life.
Until June 2 (or shortly
thereafter),
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