Bandon, OR and Connection
KUHL Weekly Musings
Slow living
Turning down the noise
making unbusy the new black
getting out of our heads
connection
restoration
In a world of alarm clocks and meetings, apt books and calendar apps, to do lists and meal plans, spring cleaning and fall purging, Black Friday buying and Christmas decorating…wait, I need to sit a moment. I recall a friend asking me a question many years ago…a simple how are you? My response…BUSY, so busy. Busy had become my badge of honor. There has been a great deal of chatter lately about busyness and what it means to us and as humans. I think it is so easy to find who we are wrapped up in what we accomplish. What we can knock of our meticulously scribed to-do list. Busy has somehow become a coconspirator of success. How well we plan and execute our lives, our children’s lives… fills a cup that has a never-ending leak.
Endeavoring to reestablish just “being” as valuable.
Bandon, OR
Sharing life and truly connecting with others (my family) has forced me to unbusy…to slow down and make those impacting connections that we all crave…even us introverts. Road trips with my people is a highlight in life. We have friends in our lives that have had a significant impact on who we are. We are fortunate enough to call these friends, family as well.
I wish I was a travel writer and could weave words in a way that can make you feel a place. However, my strength lies in sharing about the transformative nature of a place through words and imagery. I can easily share must see’s on the Oregon coast but until you experience it personally, it is hard to convey it’s impacts.
We had been on the road for almost 4 months when my sister, niece and nephew rendezvoused with us in Banding Oregon….home of Facerock Creamery and ice cream cones the size of your head. A cool week was spent exploring beaches, Bandon State Natural Area eating great food, and sipping yummy drinks in the hot tub at Bandon KOA. My sister rented a sweet cabin and we set up camp next door.
Travel is such a significant experience for us and to be able to share it with people we love made it that much sweeter. Doing life in any capacity with these people is how we want to exist. The isolation of full-time travel can be both a gift and overwhelming at the same time and intentional connection is imperative to the soul.
