Running From or Running To? Its a Matter of Perspective

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In which we officially contend hello to BNT readers as good as share the little square of my soul.

WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM? That old question. You know the one.

I consider most long-term travelers come across this subject during least once in their lives, either its asked by someone else or internally of him/herself. Sometimes its true. Hell, may be all the time its true. Maybe we unequivocally have been using divided from something. Maybe its so deep as good as so profound we cant even recognize it.

Flipping the subject shifts the perspective to the single of healing, not of suppressing.

If we consider about it, everyone is running. Even those whove never stepped feet outward their hometown. Running from fear. Running from failure. Running from silence. Running from stillness.

Of course, theres additionally the flip side of which question. What have been we using to? This is the subject Id rather ask. Flipping the subject shifts the perspective to the single of healing, not of suppressing.

So what am we using to?

Last Jul we separated from my wife of 3 years. We outlayed almost everyday together for 6 years, many of those roving in Europe, Russia, Asia, as good as Australia. we felt all the cliches we could consider of: the carpet was pulled from underneath my feet; my universe was incited upside down; hung out to dry. we traveled in Eastern Canada, settling in Halifax for the month. Maybe we was using from everything.

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Then we done the preference to pierce to Nelson, British Columbia, the place that, from all accounts Id heard, was where we needed to be during this time in my life. Over the past two months Ive come to realize which this i! s what w e was using to. A place of healing.

A tiny locale full of appetite as good as spirit. Full of community. Ive never felt so during home before. we used to consider Vancouver, where we outlayed the initial 30 years of my life, would regularly be home. But after returning there the couple of times this year, we fast realized which it isnt any longer.

I dont know if its my honesty or the communitys, but Ive found it extremely easy to block myself in to it. To have new friends. Im creation connections so obscure as good as so clearly random which we unequivocally do consider which the universe is conspiring. For what, we have no idea.

So what have been your skeleton after Nelson?

Ive listened this the single countless times recently. we never have an answer. we dont know. There is the certain volume of shame which comes along with that, similar to Im supposed to know. Like we should have plans. Im guidance to shake up which guilt. Since moving here Ive started to feel, energetically, which pieces have been arranging themselves to fit. Its interesting to only watch everything unfold, to have myself exposed to whatever happens.

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Its the initial time Ive truly let myself go along with the flow of life. Just being open to it. Following each connection to alternative connections, or to them entrance to the close, then moving on. After Nelson? Who knows. Maybe there is no after Nelson.

On taking over editorship of BNT

Speaking of pieces arranging themselves to fit, my replacement of Christine Garvin as editor of BNT couldnt have come during the some-more undiluted time. Or be some-more apt to complete the cycle, saying as we became the Matadorian in the initial place since of this site. As my outer journeys change to inner journeys, we feel similar to Ive come home again.

So thats where we a! m right now. we suspicion it critical to share which with we so we know where Im entrance from. One thing Ive come to understand in the final little whilst is which when we open yourself up, we entice others to do the same. And we wish to entice readers of as good as contributors to BNT to open themselves up, to feel vulnerable, to know which its OK to not have answers. The critical thing is which we keep asking questions.

Seeking contributors

I am upon the lookout for contributors to BNT. we am looking for narrative transport stories which try personal issues, which turn inward as good as expose internal struggle. How your transport practice have caused we to feel as good as address something we may not have good known was in you. And if the realization occurred.

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A not long ago published article which we suspicion did this quite good is Lessons From the One Square Inch of Silence.

Im additionally looking for accepted articles upon things similar to religion, spirituality, meditation, yoga, culture, happiness, as good as so on. Example: 10 Meditation Techniques for Travelers.

Before we send anything through, please read David Millers glorious post about Travel Writing during Ground Level. Then read the writer discipline as good as contention your draft.

You have been the readers. If there is anything we wish to see in sold in this space, dump me an email during carlo [at] matadornetwork [dot] com. we would love to listen to from you!