Minnesota, Like a Realignment for the Soul

The SOUL SANDBOX presents:

My MidLife RoadTrip

PART TWO: "Minnesota, Like a Re-Alignment for the Soul”

There are threads in each of our life’s journeys, that when knitted together, tell a wonderful Story.

The Story of Me. The Story of You. And sometimes, the Story of Us.

Shaped by the Forces of Nature.

Forged by Hardships and Mishaps.

Meaningful for all the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”- Frank A. Clark

In “Nebraska: The Etch-A-Sketch on The Road of Life,” I painted the picture of how Landscapes each have their own Energy.

The massive sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park in Utah, showcasing the energy of nature to shape, carve and hollow through eons of wind and water and time.

And how we are also shaped by events out of our control: the births and deaths, and beginning and endings in our lives.

The peaks and valleys of Vail, Colorado, which require us climb 10,000 feet, and then coast down again, in order to pass through…

just as getting to where we wanna go in life requires traveling all the ups and downs and highs and lows in our lives.

The energy needed to climb and the energy needed to slow down around the curves.

The energy needed to grow in mind, body and soul.

The mile markers of Change on our life journey are just as monumental in shaping who we are today:

Solid.

Pushed up out of the earth.

Carved by ice.

Eroded by wind and water.

And then there’s Nebraska.

A great expansive Clearinghouse for the Soul.

Where was I headed?

Where was the Destination of My MidLife RoadTrip?

MINNESOTA

“Minnesota?! (Most people exclaim.)

Absolutely.

The energy of Minnesota has always and forever called to me.

Born and raised in Southern California.

Glorious summers and sometimes winter break.

Spent on The Farm.

Up North. In The Big Woods.

On the shores of the Rainy River.

Grandpa’s land literally on the border of US and Canada.

The black line on the map that separates two countries.

Minnesota has always made me feel Seated in my Soul.

Since Childhood.

Like the last puzzle piece, gently tapped into place, to complete the picture.

I never quite understood why, or how.

But I had Knowing.

In my Soul.

That I was Home.

I fell in Love with this Magical Landscape.

This Land, a Re-Alignment for My Soul.

It only took me 40+ years to get here.

There is a Wildness and Bigness… a Softness and a Stillness.

Softness, like cool breezy embraces through whispering leaves.

Stillness, like a blank canvas upon which to paint a new chapter in my life.

The Tickle of lake waves around my toes, dug into the sand.

The Fullness of nature which perseveres through the Harsh Beauty of long winters.

This has been my physical Destination of My MidLife RoadTrip.

The landscape to which I was returning - with Purpose this time, not just youthful visits over the Seasons on my life.

I had worked my way over the Harsh Beauty of events in my life.

The bumpy ground of Mourning, the broken ground of Divorce.

And with equal parts Terror and Excitement, I sped over the open Highway of Relocation.

Toward this Great Land.

This time, to give back the Embrace Minnesota had always offered me.

To claim the Re-Alignment that it steadfastly offers.

MY HOPE is that you find yourself nodding your head as you read what I share about my Hopes and Dreams and Joys and Struggles.

That My Journey helps Pave the Way for what’s next in yours, dear Reader.

That the process of BECOMING the DRIVER of My Life…

Instead of Being at the Whim of the Road…

Through a powerful and intentional and oftentimes Uncomfortable Reckoning….

Helped me Navigate my way, from Heart and Soul.

Aligning my Path with the highest Energy as a shortcut to my Biggest and Boldest Dreams, Hopes and Goals

Shifting Gears with Purpose and Intention

Rolling down the Road toward Infinite Possibility

What DRIVES the Narrative of your life?

Are you experiencing a Joy Ride or a Hard Ride?

During this crazy time on Earth, it’s not uncommon for our Journey to be Both at the same time.

There is a great Momentum that can propels us over the Ruts.

To be continued…

in PART THREE: "Reckoning: The Secret is in The Shift”

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