Visiting vs. Packing Up and Moving In
"Stick to the mundane and the exceptional can't help but shine through." ~ Elder Kevin Steed Sometimes, I think that we don’t give ourselves enough credit. There is a huge difference between visiting a place, and packing up and moving in permanently. In our lives there are moments, sometimes days, when we just can’t seem to move forward. We allow ourselves to ruminate, dwell in emotionally charged places or wallow in self-pity and back-wards thinking. Then we sigh and berate ourselves for being so weak, and often give up because we just can’t be positive and progressive all the time. I love San Francisco. I love the people, the electricity in the air, the tourists, the locals and the gorgeous variety. I grew up near “The City”, but never, not even once in my life. . . have I wanted to live there. It is a place I visit when I need the memories, the charge, the day’s vacation from normality. It is not a place I set up camp and...