Better late than never

After Athens

Even if I do it late, the thing worth doing will always bug me.

And I am very glad to say how annoyed I am by recognizing my pattern of making a decent first impression and then faltering on the consistency part.

The journey has continued somewhat since I last added anything to this space and I am delighted to still wanting to share.

We are currently on our way to Japan, leaving Athens. We got up at 4 in the morning, well the Boss did, I made the choice of not sleeping, something I already regret. On a happy and existential note, I find that regretting something is better than regretting not having done something.

I say this in all naivety of not having done anything so horrific yet, at least I find.

Plane turbulence is still a nuisance and if you can, really, truly try and get a more comfortable seat, and yes, it is okay to invest in onboard internet access. Astonishing how quickly opinions can change.

Again, the things that stay are, ironically enough, the keepers.

One thing that is really straining my never ever since I started this adventure is the lack of consistency with my journaling and in extension with my writing and creative output in general. Being able to express that and just recognizing I do not like the feeling of not doing the thing I like is a really good problem to have.

We have just passed over South Korea, another place I now would like to visit.

The way I get to visit the places with the Boss is a very unique and not entirely free kind of way, which, like with anything is both a blessing and a curse, because I get to learn a few good things very well, but repetition sets in quite fast and it is a little scary how the formula of : Hotel, shops, taxi, take away, repeat is applicable nearly everywhere. At least every place I have visited so far on this adventure.

I would like to recap a few things I have found to be essential over the last past 4 or so months of radio silence. Things I find important for traveling, life in general and for any profession or private endeavor one might want to pursue.

A. Less is more, this applies to any and things physical, psychological and spiritual too. In a sense finding balance as we are mostly condition to always want more, wanting less has made me more content and flexible for traveling, work and in my personal life.

B. Slowly and deliberately usually get the job done better, and sometimes even quicker. Anyone that does not know the story of the rabbit and the tortoise, go educate yourself. And please know that the rabbit can slow down too.

C. Be kind, always. No matter what, give everyone the benefit of the doubt and try and walk in their shoes without stealing them or the other person noticing. And to decrease stress overall anyway, my personal, most important lesson, one I highly recommend to everyone and one that I am so wholly not good at.

D. Sleep. Find out how much you need. Delegate. Don’t beat yourself up when the balance is out of whack. Try and find one time for you to rise and fall. Sleep is the backbone of all good, and the lack of sleep is the cause of most unpleasantness.

These are my four cents, I have more, deal with it.

Leaving Athens, I find myself falling in love with the place, as it have absolutely everything you could ever dream of in abundance. All supplies and services are varied and plentiful, it is hard to choose where you want to go and what to do. Being the birthday place of Western Entertainment, it is important for me to want to explore possibilities to create and share in this space.

The weather is highly enjoyable, especially in Autumn, even if Mid 20 degrees in October are unsettling.

This time, the whole experience of being in Athens was amplified by my being sick for near half the time we were there, which was a solid work week.

I had caught some sort of stomach flu on our previous trips, jumping from Barcelona to Paris to here.

Being sick gave me chance to slow down and sort through my things, so I could exercise A & B at my leisure.

I can openly admit though, that the chance of being in bed, while the boss is out and galavanting around a gallery, placing chairs, owls and speakers everywhere, I did definitely fall back into the familiar pattern of Youtube, snacks and a sweaty blanket.

And even though I do not pride myself in having lazed, I do not regret it either. No time spent, is time wasted. Only the mind can make something nice and recuperating into something unfortunate.

So I recap, before we land in the land of the rising sun.

Do your worst and enjoy it.

Catch you later with a few recaps, because if I am going to abandon my journal, I might as well lay it all out here.

Lots of love, later,

Liam

E …… A Sports, it’s in the game. Also E. Do not wait. You get to make mistakes and change your mind or stop early. But do not wait, especially for the good thing or person to happen. They are already happening, question is if you are too.