Into the Wild & Not Looking Back
I’ve read Into the Wild three times this summer. The book never ceases to amaze me. Even now as I listen to the soundtrack and hear the haunting voice that is Eddie Vedder I get chills. I’m brought back to this brisk winter day when a few good friends of mine and I went to see Into the Wild together. We all left that movie inspired, changed if you will. We went to lunch and then drove up to Nederland to this amazing Coffee Shoppe that is actually a train car from the 1800’s. We got to talking about how great it would be to go off the grid for a year and just be ourselves, adventure, learn new things, meet great new people and most of all leave all of our worries behind.
In a way I’ve started to do that. I left Boulder, went back home to Rhode Island, got my life back on track (I’m busier than I have been in a long time). It’s tough letting go of somethings but I’ve managed so far. There are those that I’ll always remember and always tell stories about and there are those that won’t be but wisps in my memories. And that’s ok. I think Into the Wild teaches us a lot. Take the book to heart. If you’ve only ever seen the movie detach yourself from your computer and read the book.
From here on out I’m not looking back on my past. I’m looking forward. To new opportunities, to projects I’ve dedicated myself to, to my own personal goals. The days of trying to impress everyone and not impress me are over. I’ve often been the one to put everyone else first and that needs to come to an end. I need to be able to put myself first otherwise me helping others won’t be as effective. I’m extremely thankful for the people in my life right now, without them I would not be anywhere. As corny as it sounds my tiny little twitter community seems to be pretty tight knit and we seem to watch out for each other best interests which is a great thing. I’ve had so many people messaging me on facebook and twitter about swimming, it’s great. The best messages are the ones saying that I’ve encouraged them to get back in the water or start exercising. This my friends is a good thing. I thrive off of those kind of comments and messages.
So here I am. I’ve been on my own journey and it’s only going to get better from here. What about you? What kind of journey are you on?
