"Jettison into Space" Missions!
I recall times in my life when I have been jettisoned into space and jolted out of my ordinariness. It is simply dizzying and frightful to be sent on a sharp ascent up the stratosphere when you least expect it. Though once I commune with the birds, I realize being at a higher vantage point and stretched beyond my boundaries, I gain such a valuable and beautiful perspective. Despite how I may look bent on adventures on the surface, I prefer the mundane, being on earth. Now that I have developed less attachment to achievements, my penchant for hovering around my comfort zone has increased. But as life would have it, it often drops outsized parcels of opportunities, reminding me that my wild ambitious imagination for making an impact is alive. Balancing the need for challenge versus contentment is a delicate act. A fully lived life includes reaching out of ourselves and agreeing to arduous missions with unknown outcomes. Being rather romantic on this front, I believe all of us...
