Currently on the flight home to LA from Portland, I’m grateful for experiences had and moments shared, yet focused on the near future to keep it all going. This weekend, I’ll be in SF and the East Bay, the next weekend in San Diego, and the weekend after that at a conference in Orange County. Then it’s back to Oregon for a Collegiate Skate Tour contest and Vegas the following weekend for a collaborative event. I’m already looking forward to the first weekend of June, when I’ll be home with my thoughts and my coffee in my own living room.
Historically, I’d been concerned with the inevitable burnout of this incessant hustle. But right here and now, in this moment, I have too much to be grateful for. I write this (April 27th) after waking up on farmland at an organic vineyard outside of Hood River, OR. The experience was so calming and fulfilling, even beyond the obvious peacefulness and simple days that are the norm there. My dear friend and I decided to "make it official” and start dating. Chloe works on the farm there, feeding goats and pigs, irrigating gardens, building farming systems, and various other tasks. She enjoys a very different day-to-day than I do, if you can even pin anything down as a regular day for me. And all of it reminded me of how simple life really is (or can be). It’s a beautiful life that I truly envy and admire. Someone that I love lives that life, and that’s a wonderful refresher for me to stay aware of gratitude along the journey.
Historically, I’d been concerned with the inevitable burnout of this incessant hustle. But right here and now, in this moment, I have too much to be grateful for. I write this (April 27th) after waking up on farmland at an organic vineyard outside of Hood River, OR. The experience was so calming and fulfilling, even beyond the obvious peacefulness and simple days that are the norm there. My dear friend and I decided to "make it official” and start dating. Chloe works on the farm there, feeding goats and pigs, irrigating gardens, building farming systems, and various other tasks. She enjoys a very different day-to-day than I do, if you can even pin anything down as a regular day for me. And all of it reminded me of how simple life really is (or can be). It’s a beautiful life that I truly envy and admire. Someone that I love lives that life, and that’s a wonderful refresher for me to stay aware of gratitude along the journey.
Chloe on the farm. Hood River, OR
Travel, for me, started as something that I wanted to chase for myself. Something I wanted to pursue to prove to myself that I could do it. Now that it’s lost its inherent mystery, I travel as an objective. Going to Vegas, Oregon, San Diego, and San Francisco all have business objectives sewn into them, yet they are great places to visit. Now, the focus is not to chase the travel itself, but to cut to the chase and pursue meaningful missions and adventures. My girlfriend, living in Hood River, is one of those meaningful reasons for travel moving forward. Work (the start-up) will remain a priority, and family always has been.
Going through a period of recalibration and clarity is exciting and grounding all at once. Reconnecting with the personal center and bringing proactive thought back to the right places has become easier and easier since moving west, and the epic remains unwritten entirely.
Looking forward to a full night’s sleep, full day’s work, and then a long weekend. A weekend of meetings, greetings, skating, and drinks with the friends around the San Francisco bay is worth it, so the hype remains.
“Somewhere between ‘I want it’ and I got it’” - Drake
Ambition is a great accelerator but a horrible master. Trying to stay fed yet remain hungry.
- 7Ply Epic
Going through a period of recalibration and clarity is exciting and grounding all at once. Reconnecting with the personal center and bringing proactive thought back to the right places has become easier and easier since moving west, and the epic remains unwritten entirely.
Looking forward to a full night’s sleep, full day’s work, and then a long weekend. A weekend of meetings, greetings, skating, and drinks with the friends around the San Francisco bay is worth it, so the hype remains.
“Somewhere between ‘I want it’ and I got it’” - Drake
Ambition is a great accelerator but a horrible master. Trying to stay fed yet remain hungry.
- 7Ply Epic
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