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Artist: Coldplay | Song: See You Soon

It’s 10:39 p.m. and I’m sitting on the bed in my hotel room feeling a myriad of feelings that I thought were long gone. I feel like the world is my own. It is as though I stepped out of myself - the person I am when I am dragging myself out of bed each morning to walk into a job that means nothing to me, the feeling of confusion that seems to take hold of me when I wake up in the morning and I don’t know who I am, why I am in the place I’m in - and became who I really am. I am only beginning to understand.

I feel connected to everything around me.

Tonight, I walked alone on the streets of Boston in the rain. I let the rain soak through my shirt, seep into my skin, and I felt so unbelievably alive…

Faces from the past, the now, and the future ran through my mind and all I could do was smile, and walk.

I feel connected to the street, the sky, each person aside of me on the subway… most of all I feel connected to me.

I am in love with the world.

Goodnight.

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Artist: U2 | Song: Pride (In The Name Of Love)

I am packed and ready to head into Boston. With a stop for a very large cup of coffee and maybe a gas tank replenishment, I’m set. I feel like this opportunity, this decision to try and work for AI is a good one. I feel like I’m beginning to do things that matter, things that can affect change. Though I am very, very tired from late-night packing and cleaning… I’m ready.

On a funny note, I woke up wanting to listen to U2. Bono’s activism is getting to me telepathically. Ha. I suppose it could be worse?

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Artist: Travis | Song: Flowers In The Window

A photo and a song for today. The photo was taken from my kitchen window a few minutes ago and the song I heard this morning and was reminded of myself in recent days. I feel that my life is working itself out. It’s a slow process that grows frustrating but when I remind myself where I’m heading it’s okay.

But live life now. I keep reminding myself of that too.

The other day, I realized I’m in the love with the world. In love with it’s problems, its miracles, and its ability to change and evolve at the fingertips of our efforts as people.

I’m in Boston with Amnesty International this weekend. Working for change. Fulfillment, finally. Happiness. Movement. Growth.

I found this picture while searching through some old files last night. I took it while standing in the parking lot after a long, grueling night at work. I remember thinking that I wish the bag I had were bigger and full of my clothes, that my cats were packed up and sleeping on the backseat of my car, and that I would then be traveling where no one knew my name.