Day 42...

Today is a reflection on me - who I am... perhaps just a brief start of some likes and dislikes...

I love (in no relevant order AT ALL):
-travelling and the first breath of fresh air when you step off the plane - it's always different and to me marks the start of a new adventure
-late night conversations - there's something about sharing our deepest thoughts in the darkness, about defying sleep to tell our stories
-roadtrips - driving fast down the hwy, windows down, music loud, no set destination
-challenges and being challenged
-passion - about something, anything... coasting through life is boring and such a waste
-writing - obviously (day 42!!)
-inspiring people and being inspired by inspiring people - closely related to being passionate about something
-a good hug - be careful, I steal these a lot... ask my paddling peeps back home...
-crossfit - a new challenge and so fulfilling and challenging and competitive (internally), it's making me a better, stronger person
-yoga - need to get back to this - it keeps me balanced emotionally and physically
-simplicity - there is no need to cause drama
-people who follow their hearts rather them logic or what society tells us we should do
-dusk - the world slows down in this transition from day to night
-laughter, silliness, getting in touch with our inner child, playing with children - it's eye opening
-warm rain and running in warm rain, it's soothing and calms my soul like being out in my canoe... cheap therapy
-music - a necessity - my life needs a soundtrack but it'd be all over the place
-happiness - it took me a long time to get to this point in my life - but I'm happy... I can't explain how or why but I just am and I like the feeling
-my family - even though we're small, just the three of us we're solid... I appreciate the love and support through everything
-my friends - oldest, old and new - you are always there for me even through the years, distance and newness, all offering such variety and strength through it all
-my job - mostly... I like my career path and the places I've been because of it (including 70km from the North Pole) and that I once got to hold a gold bar that weighed 25kg and was worth over $250,000 at the time (would now be approx. $800,000)
-Sunday mornings - sleeping in, a coffee on the porch, relaxing in the sunshine
-skype (and how it keeps me close to my friends)
-getting fun mail - physical hand written mail - like postcards from places my friends are and pictures from my little buddy Justyn
-red wine and beer and breakfast (though preferably not all together)

Dislikes:
-the word no
-Halloween
-New Years
-shoes
-the squeal from a boiling kettle
-people that stand in doorways, rush to get on a plane or try to get on an elevator when people are still getting of
-fish and seafood - though I suffered (understatement) through a plate of smoked salmon when I was taken out for a fancy dinner in Copenhagen
-being trapped by a volcano (an extra week in Copenhagen seems lovely but it really wasn't at all)