Thoughts from Santa Rosa Island =)

A few things remembered, a few things learned:

• I am very very blessed & filled with an overwhelming gratitude for every. single. thing.
  
• Far more regular Stargazing is necessary
• I absolutely despise my new sleeping bag, "mummy bag" = hot squishy straitjacket!
• I can walk for miles and miles and miles
• Simplify & pare down - far less is really required than imagined & a lighter load goes a longer way
• Sometimes you simply must keep going, no matter how much you don't want to or feel like you can't, giving up just isn't a survivable option
• Steep trail, rest often
• Pushing yourself often provides the most awesome rewards and shows you that you actually can do far more than you might think
  
• Taking time out is a requirement and must be done more regularly and often
  
• There are still places in the world absent of noise and artificial light
• Nature is phenomenal
• Literally one step at a time: don't look ahead or focus thoughts on the challenges ahead, even if you think you know, you can't anticipate what hasn't happened yet and sometimes you can be very pleasantly surprised
  
• Sometimes the next corner is exactly what you were looking for, sometimes it's not
  
• Sometimes it is good to be a little lost, unsure of the territory
• Sometimes exactly what you need shows up in the least likely way
  
• I am madly in love with Tall Ships
• There is still so much to learn, to experience, to do and to be
• Breathtaking beauty in so very much, if only we look