Deep Thoughts

While in Alaska I was afforded the opportunity to find a place in which all things were silent, save my thoughts and the wind on my face. It was in this time that the world seemed clear and all choices where laid out in front of me. Somehow in that place I could faintly hear the echoes of home. There was a crispness in the air that reminded me of autumn nights and made my breath effortless I trekked along the path. I carried light my footsteps along the trail, eagerly awaiting what was ahead. I have never seen such a place as the beauty that is Alaska. So easy to lose thought as my senses were overwhelmed by all that I looked upon.

As I soaked up my surroundings I thought of times in my life in which I felt close or connected to someone or something. This is a summary of the experience I had up north.

I am reminded of a time in my youth where I watched the sun rise through the clouds, over the mountains while I was away at camp. This my friends was a defining moment that impacts me to this day. There is something spiritual about it all. In times of trial sometimes I return in thought to that day and bath my mind in the light, warming my soul. So as the sun shone upon my face and the glacial waters flowed near by a memory of innocence and simplicity drifted through the air.

I did not go to Alaska to find myself or to have a revelation. I went for the experience. I went for me.

I bring home a rejuvenated self ready for whatever comes next. I bring home the laughter I shared with new friends. I bring home the memories that no words can accurately describe. I bring home a warm heart and a happy smile. I bring stories of faces you have never seen and the pictures of the places I have been. I bring with me a little piece of Alaska.

I can't help but think that somewhere up there I left a little bit of me.

“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.” ~ George Washington Carver