MAY 2025 – Traveling and stepping outside of the norm (and chiefly your routine) really can re-calibrate your thoughts and perspectives. It always helps me appreciate the everyday differently and alleviates any creative or mental malaise I might be muddling through. There is that saying that familiarity breeds contempt, which I’d say tracks pretty well to how we can easily take what we have for granted. But by stepping away for a minute, an hour, a day, and so on it can allow a new perspective to rise in our conscious thoughts. One that better recognizes the good and obscures the petty.
Where you go is up to you, but grab some fresh air and a fresh perspective. I personally enjoy both nature and old world charm and architecture, so my list of places to explore is near endless. Would like to venture to Asia someday too, see Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan. One of my friends that lived in Seoul for awhile said it was like living in the future. And I imagine in the age or AI and robotics it will continue to flourish and feel otherworldly like that.
This month I picked up a Michael Crichton for the road as I wanted something fun and adventurous to match the spirit of the moment. Realized fifty odd pages in that I had read it before (Sphere), but it was still an excellent read. Need to watch the 90s film adaptation as I’m super curious how they interpreted the work. It doesn’t have great reviews, but the cast is excellent, so maybe it is a cult sleeper??
Definitely ready for summer and lazy days reading at the beach. Catch you all around!
~ CS
