Archive for the 'Travel' Category
- 1.19.09 "Flipping the car sideways" is posted in Reflections, Travel
- 7.24.08 "Slowing Me Down" is posted in Reflections, Travel
- 2.2.06 "Geeks, Write-Offs, and a Cruise…" is posted in Travel, Work & Career
Every once in a while perspective completely changes. The things for which you’re working so hard seem to mean little. Something else has fully consumed your focus, and you simply can’t escape.
It’s as if there are different worlds. Not just another group of friends or returning from work to home, but another life’s out there.
I’m in Iceland just now and my trip is moving slower than I’d like. But that’s because I move faster than I’d like.
I don’t think I’m going to ever find the elusive and ever-glorified balance, but surrounding myself with other perspectives (less hurried ones) helps to kick me in the knees, which of course slows my running, at least temporarily.
Through photos and a clip, I offer you slowing down, Iceland style.
A carefree 8-year old Noi. And when you don’t speak the same language, curiosity is that much more apparent.
One of my goals for this year is to develop an online identity: (more…)
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