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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Return to Oz

Thirty days have passed since I returned to Oz, and they came and went in a blink of an eye.  If I am really being honest, the older I get the faster time seems to pass period.  It's so strange and it makes no sense.  Age also brings the realization of how little I actually know about life.  Its kind of like God’s practical joke on mankind.  As youngsters time never goes fast enough and every one of life’s riddles is solved.  Then adulthood comes along and it becomes abundantly clear that the joke is on us.  Regardless, my first month in Oz is now history.


The mystique and adventure associated with traveling clear across the globe to a foreign country could easily fade or even disappear this time around.  I am blessed to have friends in Melbourne now, and the streets, well the streets are as familiar as my daily patterns.  In some ways it feels like I never left.  Every opportunity exists for this trip to feel routine, but I know better.  There is unfinished business here for me to accomplish and the notion of routine is an excuse to slow down progress.  My first trip was filled with life lessons that impacted my career and personal life.  Each day held the opportunity for a new adventure or insight, but it required my willing participation.  The choice was always mine and there was never a right or wrong choice, just a choice.  Similarly, I chose to carry on some of the life lessons I learned from my first trip to Oz and others I forgot-conveniently.  Occasionally life provides another chance to choose again.  This is my second chance, so here we go… Round two…




A few pics of Autumn in Oz






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