Brisbania (ft. The Things We Do For Love)

Whirl wind is the word of the day. A stirring air stream of people, places and things blowing through my atmosphere at all directions. I got back from Brisbane yesterday, laid down with my phone, looked at my calendar and the blurb for tomorrow says JAPAN!!! Holy shiitake .

I had started the weekend off en route to Brisbane. Friday I got to the airport ready for my 1:40 flight. 3 hours later it ended up being cancelled. 3 more hours of lines and angry passengers, I ended up with a free hotel and meals. It actually worked out in favour for my plans because my friend got to finish a big school assignment and I got a mini airport + hotel vacation.

Saturday I finally arrived in Brisbane to meet my long time friend from back home, Avery!! It was one of those movie moments when two people are looking for each other than run dramatically into each others arms. Except it wasn’t in a flower field or across a sculpture garden in New York, it was just outside of the bus stop and Woolworths. I think the first thing Avery said was “How cool is this, we’re walking.. IN AUSTRALIA.”

Avery and I basically grew up together. Born and raised in the same city. (Now traveled to the same places across the world!!) We went to the same elementary school, different high school though and I haven’t seen her since. It’s been about 4 years. To spend time catching up and sharing, I thought would be a really great opportunity to connect with an old friend and shift the flow of go go and woah woah between my travels. But the weekend turned out to be a lot more woah woah than I had expected.

*Interlude* I wrote this Friday and wasn’t sure what I wrote it for other than an assurance to myself that I can survive my own insanity. Enjoy.

“I think at this point if I tried to strive for any consistency or normality in life it would be too unnatural to adjust too. .chaos is like my; oxygen, gravity, dna, white and red blood cells...  This wisdom brought to you by me disembarking from a dormant aircraft I have been stuck on for 3 hours.”

I can actually summarise the weekend in 4 woahs.

1         1. Woah is me, flight turmoil in the beginning

2         2. Saturday and Sunday nights full of party woahs

3         3. Avery had a woahing relationship problem

4         4. Monday morning I missed my flight but they got my on the next available flight for free.

     Relationships are the axis of human existence. Relations with money, food, spirituality, people and what I keep learning is most important the relationship with oneself. Whether it’s regarding affairs of our human society or just the connections we share with others. If those decisions are not prepared with love in mind, than the results are not going to be fulfilling.

With an over abundance of recent “woahs” to point form into examples and a lack of time to get a few things done today, I just want finish this and say....

Seeing Avery this weekend was important for me because of the relation between us. To be with someone who is rooted with me yet we’ve blossomed in totally opposite directions. It was a good dose of home and a good  limbo between the next big branch on my tree. Hopefully she can say the same.. MUCH LOVE AVERY IF YOU'RE READING.  

A theme that has been my sunshine and fertiliser this year. The things we do for love.... Travelling worlds. Picking flowers. Breakfast in bed.. Voice memos. Swiping right. Just being present. Make sure to start with a self supporting, loving mind. It will be the best thing you can ever learn to do for all actions you’re involved it.