her morning elegance, oren lavie.
everyone keeps asking me about how i am adjusting to portland,
and i never quite know how to answer. i'm still new to this whole area.
i still feel like a stranger. yes, things are becoming easier,
but there are still a bunch of unanswered questions.
i have already learned so much about myself by moving here.
i am a city girl, this much has become evident.
all the things most people hate about the city, i am in love with.
i love the noise, the sirens, the lights, the constant go-go-go mentality.
i find it comforting to be surrounded yet so distant.
but i definitely have a deep appreciation for all things nature.
i find myself comforted by the sight of mt. hood on clear days.
the beautiful vantage point of gorgeous starry nights.
you can miss out on these things while you're in a big city.
i am growing a spot in my heart for portland, slowly but surely.
but i do know one thing for sure: i probably will not settle down here.
everyone keeps saying i'm too city for portland, i'm too stuck in my ways.
and this might be true to some extent, but i'm willing to adapt, to learn and to grow.
because isn't that why life is about? constant growth. constant change.
donald miller once wrote it quite beautifully,
"i want to keep walking away from the person i was a moment ago,
because a mind was made to figure things out, not read the same page recurrently."
so here i am.
embracing the process.
figuring myself out.
adventuring, portland style.
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