17 July 2013
Findhorn Village, Scotland - 2008
Lately, I love taking the long way. In the most literal sense, right now, it involves me walking about 10 minutes out of my way to go to yoga class in order to get more exercise....
In a more abstract way, it applies to my life path right now.
I have been struggling a lot when it comes to finding my place, where I want to be. This is one of the reasons I've been embracing all my most recent travel and choosing to go to culinary school in Louisiana.
But as I wrote on here a while back...in Addicted to Awesome...I need to get myself back to the UK. The more I travel and the more time I've had to stay in various places, I see that my time HERE is merely a hiatus. I feel that so strongly and more sure than I ever had before.
Life is all about intention.
My friend, Bruce, posted this on my Facebook wall a while back. It really does say it all:
Originally attributed to Goethe, this quote is actually from W. H. Murray in The Scottish Himalaya Expedition, 1951. This quote has been proven countless times in my life.
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!"
The last time I had this feeling...my whole life shifted and changed.
So I am publicly declaring that I shall be on a plane back to Edinburgh at some point in 2014. UK friends, get ready to hear from me!
XO