Being a parent is being an example all day, every day.

Just thought I’d take a minute to say that it’s been a little over a year since I started this blog. And it has more than 270 entries. Not bad!  (First entry here)

Happy birthday Towards New Seas!

I’m glad that I kept it up. It’s a kind of discipline. Some days I don’t really feel like taking pictures but I’m sure in the end I’ll be glad to have been diligent. This is such a special time in my life and it’s worth documenting. I’m not sure how much longer I will do it though. I think as long as I travel. I’m getting the itch to focus on more challenging creative work – not online based.

After a year of off/on nomadism I’m taking time to reflect on what i’ve accomplished and what i want to accomplish in the future. Reassessing my new year’s resolutions from 6 months ago. I’ve only got 6 months left to honour my promises to myself and maybe add a couple more on the list. I’ve been slacking on the reading department but been ok with the “stop buying new things”. Still working on my weightloss and not doing too bad.

I’m adding to my 2013 objectives the following: stay away from social networks – I find that they are so time consuming but also leave me feeling strangely frustrated or restless. I don’t know that I want to seek other people’s approval, so why look for a “like” or attention in that way? I’ve been finding it very alienating in time.

Listen to my instinct more is another one, and by that I mean to stay away from toxic people or relationships. I don’t want to be around or give the time of day to people I don’t trust, or like. I enjoy my own company so much and that time with myself can be so productive, that I must never engage or give quality time to the wrong people. Usually the answer lies in the feeling in my gut and the days when I was ignoring that warning sign are over.

Give more time to my ideas. Spend more time alone doing something worthwhile. I have a lot of good ideas and must respect them, allow them to be.

Right now I’m in Byron Bay, continuing my trip. It’s really good to be on the road again, out of my comfort zone. It makes my brain work faster and better.

Now here is an image I love as a celebration of one year of consistency and image-collection.