Coming Into Focus...

One thing I desperately wanted to get out of this trip was more clarity in not only where I currently am in life but maybe more importantly where I want to be heading.

I've found that leaving all the external pressures of your life behind has an extraordinary way of giving you a clearer perspective. Plus the advice and opinion of a good friend never hurts either.

And so as I bounce around Europe, thoughts are constantly flying around my head. What parts of my life are working, which could use improvement, and which are completely broken?

I know these are things I should think about at times besides when I'm on vacation but too often I get caught up in the mundane hustle of everyday life.

After a long day at the grindstone, I sometimes feel like I'm the one that has been worn down to a nub. With the task of cooking dinner and other errands looming, the last thing I want to do is take a close look at my life.

But out here, there's a lot of time to think. There are long train rides, quiet and lazy afternoons in a cafe by the Rhine, or a solitary ride through the Dutch countryside. And I've been doing my best to take advantage.

Some decisions were surprisingly easy, others not so much. I've been making lists (as I have been known to do) and writing in my journal or typing in my iPhone. Not all things have been considered or decided but there's still time left to question, ponder and dream.

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