I am Back

So I am back from Japan.  What a trip it was.  If you are interested in knowing a little about what I did there and some of my thoughts you can check out my Autumn in Japan blog.  I may write a thing or two more in it but will likely concentrate on Ideeahs (this blog) from now on.

The return to Canada has not been an easy one for me.  Before I left for Japan I knew I had to go there. I had read about Japan, studied the history, been fascinated by that country for decades. What I didn't know before I left was that it would also make a change in the way I was to approach life.

Japan was brilliant in every respect.  The trip made me live life, moment to moment, day to day, each to its fullest.  To experience every moment.  To sense, to see, to hear, to taste.  Every day was an adventure.  These are the reasons why I like travelling so much.  It puts you out of your comfort zone, out of your day-to-day, and forces you to adapt, accept and, again, sense the world around you.  But day-to-day life does not involve travelling.  It involves your routine life.

The trip I took also did knock some sense in to me, though it has taken more than a week from my return for me to realize it.  I have not been living life day-to-day at home and I haven't been for years.  I've been dreaming of a future that might be, a past that could have been.  Not living the moment.  Tomorrow could always be better and I was chasing this fleeting moment.  This Japan trip not only provided me with an amazing adventure, the fulfillment of a dream, but it also made it crystal clear to me that my approach to life at home needed a change.

So I am back in two regards....I hope.  One definite in that I am home.  The second, not as clear though clearly a requirement - back to live my life to its fullest, to be open to every day events and to let them take the course they shall take.  This will not be easy for me in the short term and maybe even the mid term.  I have lived the last twenty years (maybe more) conforming to society's rules.  Taking the easy route.  The accepted route.  Trying to control the ride rather than riding.  I feel this is going to change now....I don't know how but that it will.

So yes I am back from Japan.  And I am back to life.

Let me know what you think about what you have just read. Please and thanks!

Comments

Sleepwalker said…
And so a new adventure begins, even more promising than the one in Japan. I wish you many happy discoveries.
November 22, 2008
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