Not sure why I was thinking such today, but it occurred to me that there are those people who get this big rush when they travel, and then when they return, to Syracuse, or wherever they call home, they have this impending sense of inadequacy that permeates their day-to-day lives. An inadequacy that is quickly correlated with how less "here" is compared to "there".
Conversations all so often revolve around the status someone is presented with due to their travels - geographically that is - yet are internal travels, our spiritual travels, within our homes or our communities are still very often overlooked. Enough has been written about this, and I don't feel the need to expound on stay-cations or "local" anything, or the need to walk or bike your community to truly experience it.
What I do want to comment on is the need for all of these things to continually expand your sphere of life and experiences, of going outside of your comfort zone in order to experience that rush that one normally gets from travel. When abroad, everything is new and outside of the ordinary, and we become hyper-aware - our physical senses ramping up and our bodies achieving altered states of physical and mental consciousness. Our memories then conjure up related states when we recall these adventures.
The same can be said to be possible for many things that surround us everyday, and for which we can achieve similar states of awareness with in order to bring us closer to "god" and closer to each other. Not the least of which is art and new culture. Art and new culture are are fresh experience, fresh perception, and fresh challenges to your level of comfort. As are, exploring different neighborhoods and meeting new people, and taking on new projects or volunteer opportunities, or jobs. Or even becoming so close to a place through observation of the seasons and vegetation that you see it new every day.
This is a simple call for appreciation. And Thanks.
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