Life at the Circus

“If we only live once, then let it be a daring adventure that draws on all our powers. Let it be similar types of who’s hearts and heads we may be proud of. Let our grandchildren delight to find the start of our stories in their ears but the endings all around their wandering eyes.” ~ Julia Assange

Hula hoopin'-rock climbing adventure duo. — Hula hoopin’-rock climbing adventure duo in places I don’t know.

I want to travel the world, try a multitude of different activities, and experience spiritual uplifting from all directions.

I want my spirit to stay free. And my mind to be both stimulated and silenced- and I want that to happen simultaneously at some point too.

I want to dream, and grow, and laugh, and love. I want to feel mud between my toes, rain on my skin, and wind in my hair.

I want to stumble so I can learn. I want imperfection so that I can see. And I want to let the current take me where it will, so that I can be the best I can be.

So maybe I’ll work at the circus, or perhaps for a sales promotion team. And when the summer warms up, I’ll remind children of the power of imagination through outdoor exploration.

Or maybe I’ll just hang out on cliff sides with friends for a while.

I’ll go for a swim in the ocean, float down a river, read a variety of books, and climb a mountain. Because there are valuable lessons in each of those endeavours too.

Biking Fernie- First ride of the season, third in total, on Dem Bones (definitely over my head ha!)

Perhaps I’ll actually do all of that;
so that people can balk and tell me I should get job, consider my finances, and to prepare for the future.

They’ll tell me this as I obtain an income from multiple sources- the variety collaborating in a valuable way.

And they’ll tell me this while I am networking with the thousands of people I am encountering throughout my adventures. They’ll try to remind me to save for school, and consider my direction- all while I continue to make absolute progress on a day by day basis.

You see, I am simply investing in my future here- developing as a human being in a materialistic world- with a focus on happiness, love, and gratitude.

Because that’s the kind of life I want to lead; one where opportunities are infinite and exploration is constant.

I am not lost. Not wandering.

I am moving forward; dreaming, exploring, discovering.
Loving, laughing, and above all, taking the time to appreciate what is.