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sounds_sound  ·  4078 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Allow yourself to be alone and sad every once in a while

Nice one. I'm with him all the way. Little story about me: I've been living on the west coast for 8 years now after growing up in the midwest. Mom absolutely hated the winters where we lived and the second my brother and I flew the coop, she bolted down to Atlanta. Now whenever I go back for holiday, I typically visit her and then up to Ohio to see Pop. I'll usually borrow a car for the drive. Rarely though, do I go as the crow flies. I'll drive around and visit any famous building I can find west of the Sierras. Sometimes it'll be around 4000 miles before I'm back. Being alone, in a new place and on the road is a real treat. I just love it.

I saw a coworker of mine a while back post to instragram and then sit there and refresh, refresh refresh. I realized that was me too. It's been a few months now since I obliterated all my online accounts (sans Hubski) and I'm even going "zen" on here now too. Weird that it sounds like a virtue these days, but I am happier because of it.

EDIT: Btw, mk, I'll have to think on a more appropriate post/comment icon for the zen folk besides a full hubwheel. I'd actually prefer nothing to the full wheel, but let's try and have some fun with it :)