This amazing old house on my drive from my friend Judy's back to Mississauga
Yup – you got it. Another journey in T-7 days. Leaving on the 27th of February and flying into London Heathrow. Visiting friends and family throughout Britain and then a bit unclear as to what I will do next and then meeting up with a friend in Paris. From there to Spain and then Italy. From there I still don’t know.
Ice flows back up at St. Jacobs, Ontario
I have been staying at my Mum’s in Mississauga for the past 5 moths. It has been good. Sadly a close family friend of ours, Garry Zentil, passed away last week. He was only 55 years old. He was one of those bigger than life personalities. It just seems so wrong how some of the best and kindest people in the world depart early and others who, well, I won’t say what, stick around for what seems like forever. Mother Nature is a weird beast that way.
A funky old church in Elmira
So I still don’t really know what I want to do when I grow up. Actually I have decided one thing, that I am not going to grow up. I have been working my long time friend Heather on her new business. Check out www.strivingstyles.com or www.whoareyoumeanttobe.com.
I'll let the picture speak for itself
It’s actually sort of ironic that I have been working with her on this as it really does fit well in my journey of figuring out who and what I am or meant to be. Wow – how in your face can that get. Anyway, the 5 months have been great. I have seen so many old friends here in Mississauga, reconnected with some great people and even met some new ones. I still don’t know where I want to live but I definitely see myself applying Heather’s stuff to my life.
Brrrrrr.....
So stay tuned and follow if you dare, the adventure continues.
I like your pictures, esp. the one of the can. Ontario sure is beautiful even in winter. lol
I cannot believe that you’ll be continuing your (overseas) journey in a few days, but I am looking forward to your entries……
Happy trails.
Hi SJ,
I met you at Linda’s place in NZ last year. From time to time I check out the blogs of people that I’ve met to see how their journies are shaping them – I guess I wonder if they might have had that ‘a ha’ moment where it all becomes clear and I think that if they have had it, then maybe I can too…! I’m now teaching English in Costa Rica but I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up or if I even want to grow up either. The ‘a ha’ moment that I have to keep reminding myself of, is that perhaps there isn’t an ‘a ha’ moment…..I love the quote below – it keeps me going! So SJ – every time I see those shoes with the toes I always think of you! Keep living the questions and know that there are definitely others who are doing the same as you – I guess that the riches that we gain from living the questions seap into our very essence…. happy travels and congratulations on an excellent and really informative blog! Hilary
“I beg you… to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. and the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer…”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Thanks for the comment Hilary I remember you well. You are right though as one thing I think I did learn last year was exactly that that there is no “aha” moment at least not for me. It is more about learning about myself and how I live and respond in certain situations. I also know that I have no intention of growing up as it is my youthful exuberance that keeps feeding me and ergo keeping me young and open minded.
I don’t use the vi ram five fingers as much as I now use my merrell barefoots for the barefoot running style that I now do.
Thanks for reading my blog and I am glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for ne adventurous posts. Keep well and stay in touch.
Cheers Sara