Sometimes in the daily grind I can forget how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful place. North Carolina is one of the few, if not the only state that just about wherever you are you are close to stunning beaches, huge mountains, cities, countries and islands. During college it was great that whenever I needed a getaway, the closest beach is only an hour and a half away with some of the most visited beaches anywhere from 2 hours to 4 hours away. The blue ridge and smokey mountains are only 2 and a half hours from where we stay. Nature is highly important in my life and sometimes its hard to find the time to enjoy it. As my wife and I both work some stressful but rewarding jobs, it is good to take time for self-care to recharge and refresh our minds, bodies and spirits. As last week was one of those weeks that just seemed to add more and more stress it was exciting that late friday night we could have a conversation that consisted of "I need a vacation, I want to look at the ocean and clear my mind from everything for a bit" and just like that in a couple of hours we were breathing the sea air and feeling the sand between our toes. It also helps that in North Carolina in February it was 77 degrees for the weekend. The trip was a good reminder of all the interconnectedness that exists in this world and how there are much bigger things than the stress at your job or people who make poor decisions. The world will keep moving, the waves dont stop and that is good to realize when frustration becomes overwhelming and there dont seem to be as many answers or solutions, don't stop. Dont stop fighting to overcome, looking for a solution, and growing as a person. In this little town I can forget these things very easily in these tough economic times when you see so many people and so many changes that do not appear to be good for the future, there are a lot of dumb people in politics that make a lot of dumb choices on what they think is important, but that is another story. Not everybody lives in North Carolina and can experience all that the US can offer in one state. Wherever you live there has to be some beautiful nature there, enjoy it, appeal to your five senses, nature has been here and will be here, there is something to learn from that.
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We also love North Carolina. You know that my parents lived out their retirement years in Hickory and Joshua went to Warren Wilson College which is just outside of Asheville. Josh and Elizabeth's wedding was in the mountains near there. We also love this "Naturecoast" part of Florida. No mountains but beautiful beaches and rivers and State Parks. We saw the film "Just Go For It" the other night and your man, Dave Matthews plays a quirky character in it.
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