6) A New Person

From contemplative walks through the 3 acres of strange land with Gracie, my best friend, I’ve learned everything that was once important to me out west has changed. What life would be like if I were a different person? I feel like I have changed into a different person – living an entirely different life. I once stopped for a coffee at a coffee shop, sometimes 3 times in one day, I am now brewing my own coffee three times a day. I was once tucking kids in at night and taking them to school in the morning, I am now reading at night and getting ready to write and look for work during the day. My yard work no longer consists of hanging plants and sweeping a terrace. It is digging a fire pit, and transporting tree stumps to make a fire circle. Where am I going to plant the vegetables and build the chicken coop? You would think a person doesn’t lose who they are when they’ve moved a long distance, and lost almost every friend. I may sound the same, but my entire being is changing from the inside out while my routines change me from the outside in. The excitement of being in a new place keeps me going from day to day. My adrenalin kicks in and I am able to run with the dog, and harvest the Hazelnuts that grow naturally on the land. Even as I write, I peer out the window at the ever changing clouds above the ever green forest, and it inspires me. The question I ask myself is, "Inspires me to do what?"