The list on the road

I am so glad that I created the list and had a couple of weeks of implementing it into my life before I went On Tour. It has been a little difficult finding creative ways to incorporate the different things on the list into the lifestyle I'm living right now but it has been even more vital than ever before. I realize how easy it would be to get too busy and allow people back home to be "out of sight, out of mind". Having the list reminds me to be intentional about reconnecting/following up with people. I've set calendar reminders for things I know that are happening in friend's schedules so I can follow up on the result. I could easily become lonely even though I'm surrounded by 70,000 people at festivals. Conversations with people taht connect me to a family model remind me that home is where the heart is; family is too. Alone time is a struggle, especially alone time away from people. Everywhere I go there are people and my schedule is so full there is little time to myself. Without it i'll run low quick; it has to be a priority. I found a stump in the woods where I can retreat and listen to myself think. Time in creation this week has been easy because I'm surrounded by it but I still have to fight against taking it for granted. I challenge myself to stop each day, look up, look around and breathe. My interation with other cultures has come in the form of eating meals back stage with bands from Australia and New Zealand, not exactly what I had in mind when first writing the list but it'll work. :) I've added "Opportunities to use sign language" to the list because I realized how alive I am when I have the opportunity to express myself through that language and so far every week an opportunity has presented itself without me having to reach too far. This week is no acception. There is a large group of Deaf people here and the interpreters are amazing!