Some of us have this unexplained gypsy blood within us causing for a feeling of restlessness at certain times in the course of life. I am happy to have found a home in Austin but still itch to get out on the open road with no expectations of where the road leads. I idolize anyone who actually does live on the road and understand the challenge of leaving people that have touched your heart behind. Lately, I fear the bug biting me again. Clearly, this travel bug is a pest in my brain because everywhere I go I get some sort of sign. Here are a few I have received from this last week.
A. The Alchemist found me. I read it and the moral of the story is we yearn to leave everything behind and take a huge risk in change. We travel far and find stories of love and friendship to return home to realize in the exploration we set out to find something valuable like treasure, what we find instead is ourselves. We return home to find what we left behind was already valuable but could not be seen unless challenged.
–“Everybody, when they are young, knows what their personal legend is. They yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them. But as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their personal legend. The mysterious force is a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your personal legend. It prepares your spirit and your will – It’s your mission on earth. To realize it is a person’s only real obligation. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
B. One of my favorite bands that sings to my gypsy soul is Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Finally, the concert day had come, but the night before was rough which lead into a horrible day, so naturally I began to think of calling it off. I shook off the blues and put my ivory dress on and thick eyeliner to hide my puffy, tired eyes and began to drive. Before I even got to the first light I noticed that a rainbow might guide me there. Indeed, the rainbow remained to my left the entire drive and disappeared as soon as I parked. On that drive was also a beautifully silver lined cloud to my right and so I drove in between a pathway of hope . This tunnel of signs told me that I should never lose sleep over a heavy heart again. What makes this a good story in my opinion is that when I checked my horoscope for that day this is what it said, “There are opportunities for achievement, so stay open to new energy coming your way, Pisces. If you don’t turn at these fortuitous junctions, you may never find this spot in the road again. What comes your way may not be a pot of gold, but it will certainly be the rainbow that leads you to it. If nothing else, you’ll find opportunities that strengthen your spirit, preparing you for adversity later.” Pretty cool, huh? 🙂
A photo from the morning of:
C. Today’s fortune cookie slip relays a similar vibe 
🙂 thanks fortune, I approve this one!
The signs lead the way, my heart will figure out the path. I will realize my dream, my “personal legend” when the time is right and trusting that will give me strength when I doubt.
It is only the beginning now and I do indeed feel the tides changing. My next post will speak more on what I mean by this.
Dedication to blogging for the day – check! Now I need to find which of my photos best represents the theme of “dream” for a photo contest. 🙂 Too bad this one is not mine.
Such a goodd helper 🙂 
I heart Southwest.
A small layover in Kansas. 
Our Groovy hotel flooring 🙂 
I snuck this photo at Subway on the first day because I felt they represented Chicago….industrial hard hats on a lunch break looking out to the city. 
