It is true that when I reviewed the travel advisory compiled from the consular websites of the US, UK, Canada and Australia, I was a little surprised at some warnings (high firearm ownership, sexual assaults and banditry in urban and rural areas), but not at others (most heavily mined country in the world, especially Siem Reap--though not Angkor temples--and Banteay Meanchey. She still doesn't understand why I would want to go and see the Angkor temples. I tried to explain their cultural significance, their beauty, my personal draw to the sacred area, my need to take this particular journey on my own. It's more than the destination (though it is that, too); it is the timing, my internal compass--my purpose-- that I'm trying to find and then follow.
Today, after buying all of that DEET and anti-diarrhea medicine recommended by the literature, I took a bike ride down to Lake Nakomis. We drive by there every day on the way to the rink in Edina, and I've been wanting to ride around it since we got here. But it's been so hot in the afternoon after my daughter is done skating it's hard to get motivated. But today it was only 85 or so degrees, so I headed out around 6:30 pm to see what I could see. It was a fun ride, and it turns out there are some swimming beaches with a fair number of folks swimming--across the lake. I hope to come back this weekend and give lake swimming a try. I'm notoriously bad at it!
Sunset swimming at Lake Nokomis. |
I also finally made it to the neighborhood with the grass-growing mini van. I was momentarily disappointed when I discovered that the grass growing on the car was in fact astroturf. But what did I think? It's summer now in Minneapolis--how would the owner keep it growing year round? (I had seen a car in CA with real grass growing on it some years ago.) It still looks totally cool. The top of the car has "LOVE" written on it (so much of that in this part of town with these various cars!).
And of course the Peace sign in the front yard!
Tonight my daughter and I packed up for a trip to Detroit for a skating competition. We leave at 5 tomorrow morning. When we get back she will leave for California for a visit with family. I will have but a couple of days here before I pack up the car and head back to Detroit where I will get on the plane for yet another journey. This time by myself.
To live your purpose you have to
dare to be even more
of who you really are.
What does that mean to you today?
--Robert Holden
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