48 Hours in Indy
A few handfuls of hours between conferencing for work, I still found time to explore as always! When there’s a promise of a new place — any new place — I’m there, and I’ll make every moment count.
Knowing I wouldn’t have much free time, I stumbled upon little sparkling moments of escapism naturally in Indianapolis, IN. There’s something about doing that more and more lately in my life, loosening up my grip on it, that’s had a beautiful kind of payoff.
Here are some thoughts that have rattled around in my mind lately, a little different than my other travel blog posts, which I love — another reminder we’re always evolving.
“Life’s winking an awful lot at me lately.”
Life’s winking an awful lot at me lately, patterns revealing themselves more. One missed opportunity leads to another (probably better) one, and leaning into uncertainty instead of shying away from it leaves a trail of goodness behind. Happy little breadcrumbs.
This year was full of uncertainty like an unplanned trip, challenging and exhausting more often than not, but it resulted in a healing and growth I wouldn’t have experienced otherwise. “Goodbyes” used to leave me empty, and change used to cut deep. ButI find myself with every passing day becoming grateful for change, for uncertainty — again, like an unplanned trip.
In different conversations, I find myself saying a new variation of the following: “I’m at a place in my life where I’m tired of standing in my own way. I want to take chances. Put myself out there.” It’s happening more and more. 26 years of patience will pay off. I feel it!
So many chances of uncertainty in 48 hours. So many affirmations in 48 hours. So many thoughts in 48 hours — and I welcomed them all, most with a smile and laughter.
- KJC