Concrete Jungle

ROAD TRIP TO VEGAS........

When you throw something new into the story that is SO apparently NOT the usual, don't be surprised at the ending!  

We hold on to our own perceptions so tightly, we don't even realize we're doing it.

The concrete jungle is not usually where I go for a holiday.  That's where I live.  I usually run straight for the beach.  The warm sand, soft tropical breezes, cool Mojitas, that is where I find my soul.

So why then, in the farthest reaches of my brain, did I believe Vegas would somehow have those same attributes? It really, really didn't!  BUT within the chaos, the most amazing thing happened.  The girls and I were forced to be still and remove all the distractions that would usually take us out of the moment with each other. A cold front came in, it was windy and rainy, I lost money.....all these little pieces that carefully moved us into a new perspective of what this trip is really going to look like!  

We found ourselves enjoying each other's company more because we had to let go of our own expectations and just be together.  Interesting what can come out of nothing.

The bonding was exactly what I really wanted from this vacation; not so much the heat, the shopping or the beautiful scenery.  I had to push myself into letting all that go through continual "co-incidental" events.  One by one, we moved from place to place until we finally all landed up in the same place at the same time having fun in a whole new way we never imagined!

I was tired when I got home, but every so often, I think I need a growth spurt.  A challenge to show me where I am.  How will I react?  What do I believe about life and how it works?  Who am I when I'm faced with disappointment from too many expectations?  How do I let go and enjoy each destined moment even when I don't understand it?  

Once you've answered those questions, you hit the beach and enjoy your Mojito!!

Until later,

PC