There's so much I'd love to talk you guys about, so I apologize if this blog seems at all cluttered. First of all, life is wonderful; if you haven't stopped and appreciated that fact yet today, feel free to now. And, if for any reason you have any doubt, stop reading this blog and go do something you love or talk to someone who brightens your world. Now that we're on the same page, I'd just like to apologize to all the people who have had trouble reaching me during my travels, sometimes I'm more connected or available than others, please don't take it personally.
After an unforgettable trip to Hawaii, I headed to California to spend some quality time with the grandparents and do some good ol' fashioned physical labor. It's definitely been some hard work the past couple weeks, but I really enjoyed it all, especially doing some tree care up in the mountains. I love working hard outside and my thoughts seem clearer and more productive than when I am too much indoors. I really can't ever see myself working at a desk, one way or another. Luckily I've been lucky with work lately and tonight head back to Albuquerque and start my next gig working crazy hours at the balloon fiesta. Good news will be I should have enough money for my next adventure or two, dependent on destination, but don't worry friends, family, and parkour/kung fu family, I'll be stationed in ABQ a while to train and pad the savings a bit more. So yeah, lots of training, be ready guys.
I really feel like I've gotten a chance to connect with nature and rekindle my spirituality this trip. Meditating and practicing chi gong every day are definitely easier when you're doing them in gorgeous natural places every day. Also, it seems the world around me has conspired to fill my world with really inspiring people and experiences lately, perhaps more than usual. I love being an urban tarzan but nothing compares to hammocking under an open sky filled with the milky way and shooting stars. Being awoken by bears at 4 in the morning might not be for everyone, but I definitely recommend getting back to a more natural sleep schedule once in a while. Turns out if you go to bed not long after it gets dark, you sleep for a few hours and then experience an hour or more of complete wakefulness just to think and spend with yourself. Here's some good info. It's really peaceful and you end up waking up very clearheaded and refreshed at sunrise.
Every trip I've taken seems to end up holding a clear purpose for me in hindsight, even if completely unintended. That said, some of my trips are going to start getting more focused. The world is full of passionate thinkers who share the arts I love or the vision for the world I feel is possible. My mission is ever more clearly becoming that of questioning what is considered possible in pursuit of what is inspiring and amazing, and in everything from how we move to how we fix the problems of our planet, I want to go out and find people who share that drive. Feel free to help steer me in the right directions.
Well, as much else as I'd love to share, I have to keep some stuff for stories and good conversation which is the real point anyway. Last time I put my plans and ideas out, they worked pretty well so I think I'll do it again. I still plan to run the Duke City marathon in less than a month, crazy though that may end up being. My next trip is still looking to be Mexico, so those plans will start being worked out soon. Coming up I'm looking at heading west to the East again but who knows how and where. Possible targets in no particular order include Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Russia, and hopefully Hawaii again. I have multiple conflicting ideas though so don't expect plan details for a while. I have some big plans while I'm landlocked, and on that note if any martial artists who I don't already train with are interested, please get in touch, but if you're not hardcore, maybe don't. Freerunners, I know we're all busy. No excuses.
That'll do for now. Keep living the dream and if you're not, get started.
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