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Beautiful post Jamie. I think you’re right in many senses – we are constantly on the move but I don’t think you need to be to find our happiness or to feel alive. Personally, I think people are always on the move because they’re trying to escape the previous to seek the better but once you’ve found that place or thought that makes you happy, you can stand still and soak up the present =)
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Thank you so much Toni! I think I agree with what you are saying because to be honest even though I was not running away from anything. I did leave everything behind because I was not happy with how things were in my life and wanted to be happy. Now that I am on the move and doing what I love I am finally happy. So maybe soon I will stand still and soak it all up in the present.
Very true – There is only the moment. Everything else is beyond us. If our minds are constantly in transit, we’re missing out on what’s in front of us…. unless we actually don’t *want* to be in the moment we’re in.
I know right now I spend my life going from work to school to home, always moving and rushing to the next place I’m required to be. But it doesn’t make me happy. It’s when I’m in a small moment, enjoying what’s around me right now without trying to move on, that I feel alive. We move to find somewhere we can stand still.
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I like the way you put that as well Pat, I think that is true I think its the small moments that we enjoy the most and are able to actually soak in, because it’s those that we will remember for years to come. The rest are just part of life the constant movement that is required to be alive.
I like this contemplative post, Mr. T.!
I think the real challenge is having the bravery to move ahead (in life, to adapt to change, to experience new things, etc…) while – at the same time – living fully in each moment.
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Thanks Kent… so much contemplative stuff goes on in my mind.
And you are right too it is the bravery that is required to move ahead and live life to the fullest and enjoy each moment. Y’all two are a great example of that.
We must Skype soon in order to learn more about that contemplation.
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We will… xoxo
I like your journal entry posts.
I think the transit is always there, but how much focus we place on it changes. For a couple of years before I went to Oz, life felt like I was always in transit…every day was the same and I shuffled from one thing to the next. I know this wasn’t exactly your point, but that’s how I felt at times.
I’ve tried to be more mindful of living in the moment while looking to the future and things I need to do to get from A and B. Loving what Kent said above!
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Thanks Heather… I know they are rare, but hopefully more will be coming soon. It’s funny cus these are entires I write in my note journal not my journal journal… it’s strange, but anywho!
No I know what you mean that is my point exactly we live our lives on the constant move no matter what it is we do that like others mentioned we miss the small moments. I guess in the end we must just live our life to the fullest.
Interesting post Jaime. I wrote about a somewhat similar topic when I was asked to describe what “home” meant to me (sorry to throw a link into the middle of a comment but http://www.aaronswwadventures.com/2011/10/the-meaning-of-home-the-travelers-at-moca-nyc/).
And I totally agree with you here. The purpose of life IS to keep moving and expanding our boundaries as, if we don’t, isn’t that the definition of “small mindedness?” As for feeling alive, I definitely feel more alive when I travel, but some times spending time constantly in motion gets a bit exchausting. Perhaps this is the larger esoteric meaning.
I think the other way I’d interpret this quote is that mammals are largely built to move. Life would be awfully dull if we had no choice but to be stationary at all times. Like a piece of corral. Just sitting there watching life go by. I think I’d go insane if that was me…
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Aaron I will check it when my net connection is not so damn slow…lol! Between this an facebook and twitter I am killing this poor router.
& yes that is true the purpose of life is to keep moving and expanding our boundaries. I never thought about it as MAMMALS but that makes complete sense too. I mean thats true we are designed to move and continue moving cus if not then um yeah life would be boring.
Interesting thots Jaime (and everyone). I’m a teacher who works the school year then travels in the summer. I find that when I travel my thots are more aligned with who I am. Also, tho always on the move whether traveling or not, I have fewer mindless distractions and spend more time with my own thots on the road, rather than carrying out someone elses. But even tho our minds are constantly in motion, flipping from one thot to the next, there are ways to settle it down and be in the moment, whether we’re traveling or sedantary. On the road it’s the newness that puts me in the moment. At home it takes more discipline. I like your thot the that life is about expansion. I think it’s true, whether moving or sitting still.
Thank you so much for the comment Sarah. I understand what you are saying, because at home my thoughts have always been about what I did and what I need to get done. Now on the road I think my problem is kinda of the same because I do think about the past and future, but see it in a whole different light. On the road my thoughts are more aligned whit who I am… just like you mentioned. So in a way I think it’s the same yet so different. I don’t know if I am making any sense at all to be honest.
Oh & yes life is about expansion for sure, because if not we aren’t living.
Always felt the need to be in constant transit. Love the feeling of motion, change, progress. Probably the main reason I love travelling. But I do feel it can be both a blessing and a curse. I miss feeling content and mindfull and the more I spend my life “in transit’ the harder it becomes to be happy with what I’ve got.
I love the way you said it Olovl, it really can be a blessing and a curse! I understand what you are say & it’s so true… constant transit is TIRING… that is why I ended up spending a month in ATHENS doing nothing. I needed it.
True we are always in transit and it gives us purpose and meaning in life
That’s true Krystal!