So I have finally made it out of Seattle and am now on the road!!  I start this trip with some trepidation and apprehension but am excited for all of the opportunities that are available to me.  I feel that my leaving Seattle was a bit rocky and I didn’t say all of the goodbyes that I wanted to.  It was difficult to actually leave Seattle, but I ended up doing it by leaving on a Monday and having a first stop already figured out.  Right now I am in Portland with my twin brother Mark and it has been a wonderful first stop.  There has been a lot of turmoil in his life over the last couple of months and he is working on getting momentum in life once again.   The two of us have always been able to communicate fairly well about what is going on in our personal lives.  I feel that I am fortunate to have a brother that I can talk to about what is going on in my and his personal life without judgment.

Portland will most likely have my attention for about three or four days before I continue my journey down south to San Fran and eventually over to Bishop, CA.  One of the things which I hope to do better with in general is being present in the moment and not dwelling in the past or over planning my future.  I suppose the first bit of that already happened for the last few days I was in Seattle and will continue over the next few months/years.