*** disclaimer... bob Dylan has nothing to do with this post... except that tromso is a beautiful winter place... and I love bob Dylan... continue reading***
Time flies... but you are the pilot....
Aint that the truth.
It's strange to me... that everyone I love has set off for something new this season. I tend to be the one my friends and family see as the rogue... the wanderer... the warrior... but you guys all have me beat. New jobs... new lives... new families... death... marriage... a change of space.. a baby... a divorce.... New relationships... personal improvements... everyone I care about has taken on a new life or a new challenge this fall. It's humbling... and inspiring.
Aint that the truth.
It's strange to me... that everyone I love has set off for something new this season. I tend to be the one my friends and family see as the rogue... the wanderer... the warrior... but you guys all have me beat. New jobs... new lives... new families... death... marriage... a change of space.. a baby... a divorce.... New relationships... personal improvements... everyone I care about has taken on a new life or a new challenge this fall. It's humbling... and inspiring.
These photos are all from my recent trip to Tromso Norway... somewhere I never thought I would find myself... and where I seemed to feel right at home. I haven't seen my parents since I've been back and so these photos are for them... they've been hoping to catch up with me... but life is busy...
I talked to my mom yesterday.... and she said something that meant a lot to me...after I gave her a bit of advice... she said... "jen... I knew that was exactly what you'd say to me... I just wanted to hear you say it"...
sometimes we forget how much weight our words carry.
how much someone just wants to hear from us... or how others see us as a beacon of hope. I feel those I consider to be my nearest and dearest... have been so brave this year. they've taught me so much... and I am so excited to see what the next year holds for them. someone said to me recently....
"change is always good, most of the time' ...
so many changes this year. as my dad would say... it beats the alternative.
I talked to my mom yesterday.... and she said something that meant a lot to me...after I gave her a bit of advice... she said... "jen... I knew that was exactly what you'd say to me... I just wanted to hear you say it"...
sometimes we forget how much weight our words carry.
how much someone just wants to hear from us... or how others see us as a beacon of hope. I feel those I consider to be my nearest and dearest... have been so brave this year. they've taught me so much... and I am so excited to see what the next year holds for them. someone said to me recently....
"change is always good, most of the time' ...
so many changes this year. as my dad would say... it beats the alternative.
tromso is beautiful. if you ever have the chance to steal away there... I would highly recommend it. I have a love affair with ships and mountains... this city (village) has them both in spades... the sun is elusive... the people are quiet... the whole place has an undercurrent of unspoken wisdom. I feel right at home in Scandinavia... it's strangely true that we are so much of what came before us. I like that everyone in Norway is friendly but only when spoken to. I like that no one bothers you... it's a quiet place... with a loving energy. Anyway... I am so glad I had a chance to try to understand that place. I feel like understanding is something I work very hard at.
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