What propels certain individuals to set sail on a journey into the unknown? Like the early explorers of our planet, we are motivated by an obsession that transcends curiosity. In this age of satellite maps, we now know what lies beyond the horizon. Yet some of us continue to voyage as a means of discovery. It takes courage to venture into the uncharted territory of the psyche. To navigate the maelstroms, evade the pirates, slay the monsters of the deep. There is still a risk of falling off the edge.
Long ago, I set off to explore the world. I wanted to go everywhere, experience everything. I’ve spent much of my adult life wandering this magnificent planet in search of that elusive place within: Here. The present. Now. That calm state of mind that slips through the grasp like water. It has been an erratic circumnavigation, but I’ve found much hidden treasure. My writing is a message in a bottle tossed into the virtual sea. May it find its way to those who need to read it.
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