Coast to Coast

For three weeks we drove across the country, then spent time at my daughter’s new home. For those three weeks I was amazed at the beauty of the new scenery that we passed through and experienced daily. Everything seemed so beautiful and new.

When I returned home and started looking at my own surroundings through eyes that had been refreshed by such a fantastic vacation and “reset”. I began to notice the little things that tourists notice and realize how much I have missed.

For the past several years my head has been buried in my work. When I go for walks or drives there is always a reason, and usually I am in such a hurry to get where I am going that I don’t see anything along the way.

We also have uniquely shaped cloud patterns that reflect colourful sunrises and sunsets. We have a bright moon that lights up the night sky and continues to shine during the day. We have trees and flowers lining the roads that wind through the hills and mountains. And we have an ocean — not the same ocean, but it is still an ocean.

This summer I have travelled from the west coast to the east coast of Canada, and back again. We drove 6000 km east and flew west. I experienced many times of reflection, good conversation, generosity and the kindness of strangers.

There is no BEST place to live. There might be a best place to live right now, but I think I could get used to living almost anywhere.