running season....

no, NOT jogging, I mean running AWAY.

It has occurred to me lately, in the form of restless energy and a nagging unease about my soul, that this is usually the time of year that I pack my shit up and get moving towards the next seasonal gig.

In the last 6 years it has been my luck and pleasure to move freely about the country and indeed the world, to see those who are important to me, to make new friends along the way and to have the pleasure to go go go go...

But I also leave leave leave leave...  For as many arrivals, and as many surprise visits and reconnections I have had in the last few years I have had an equal number of departures, goodbyes, and tearful flights.  Usually in the spring and the fall, and usually with the thought that it would only be a little while before we would see each other again.  Plans, or at least an IDEA...

This settling down and staying put has been a challenge, and one that I was entirely up for.  But the Go-season is happening right now and Im feeling a little bored.  Im missing the adventure, the friends, the community, the rides of places I have been in the past and slightly limited by the high country weather when it comes to exploring where I am now.  And you KNOW how staying present in the moment is soooo tough for a nostalgic-planner-Pisces like me!

So Im trying.  Im drawing and writing and riding when I can, and trying not to obsess about being dependent on a car, and without the solid community I have had else where.  Im trying to build what I want and its true that I have some very unique opportunities coming up fast.  I just have to stay open to them, positive about the social group I do have, non-judgmental about where I am, and not keep peeking over that fence.

Its pretty green on this side too... Maybe a little water is all we need.
S.