I am still without words, still completely overwhelmed by the beauty of West Marin.
There's so much exploring to do just in my little neck of the woods. The other day I hopped in my teeny car and explored Bolinas, CA. A sweet little hippie town just to the south of me.
This area reminds me so much of my two most loved places, Limousin in France and coastal Alaska. It's great.
I must tell you. I have no immediate access to cell phones and internet. I download podcasts when I am in town and the other day, I think I listened to 6 hours of Radiolab and then I read, a ton and hiked, a ton.
Truthfully, I love the interent but I think my quality of life has improved 100% without it. When I read, I really read and the hours I spend enjoying the moment and the land is happiness inducing.
One of my best friends refuses to go on social media and when I asked him why he said it was unhealthy for him to look at other peoples lives and wish his was different.
As a connector, I love social media. I like the people I meet all over the world and I like keeping them in my life and facebook is a tremendous tool for this but I see his point. I could spend hours reading what other people tweet rather than do something that can nurture my soul, like take a hike or meet a new person. And once again the goal is balance.
The thought of living off the grid has appealed to me my entire life and up until last year I had spent at least a quarter of each year doing so and I missed it. I feel for the children of today who play on iPads instead of build forts in the forest. Tech is cool but nothing can replace real mud under your finger nails.
xx