To return to a place and expect it be the same is to assume you have not grown, learned or changed. It would be assuming the world around you is not a dynamic, incredible moving entity that does not abide by your expectations. I stood at the shore overlooking the glassy lake. In the distance I saw the shadowy figures atop the stand up paddle boards. Just moments ago I was teaching them the techniques and now they were exploring the far off edges of the lake.
A participant approached me and asked, "Have you been here before?" "Yea, it's one of my favorite trips." "Do you ever get bored of coming to the same places?" "Never!" I began to think.. Is there really such thing as the same place? It is the same longitude and latitude, yes but every time I return to a place I have been before, something unique is discovered. To return to a place and expect it be the same is to assume you have not grown, learned or changed. It would be assuming the world around you is not a dynamic, incredible moving entity that does not abide by your expectations. So even upon returning, I am always grateful to observe the landscape with a new perspective and with new people. To see the landscape change with the season and with time. On this trip, we soaked up the sun, enjoyed the lakeside breeze, played with the forces of the water and the boards, grounded our feet into the sand as we performed a group yoga session, and smiled big, knowing the experience of the weekend to be infinitely unique.
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