discovery | Everything is Dandy

I feel solemn.

I think.

To be extremely honest I’m not entirely sure what I feel.

It’s an interesting concept, that of emotions. So wild and mysterious. It’s a wonder we fragile human beings can even harbour such instability.

The point is, there’s something that I feel that I can’t quite put my finger on. It’s that feeling you get before you travel, the weird anticipation of that moment, palpable and tangible in the air.

But it’s also the feeling when things are about to change. Irrespective of if you’re prepared or not.

On top of those things, it’s a feeling of deep, inner sadness for things lost. Where once a memory was a bright star, it is now revealed to be what it truly is; a lump of molten dust and rock, catapulting from the night sky.

However, I feel as if I myself am changing. I feel the obvious signs of a new me springing forth, like a new river diverging from the old.

It’s new territory, unfamiliar and untamed. I long for the comfortable paths I knew before, but I know they have become overgrown and are no longer hospitable.

There’s something about the air and the trees and the sounds around me that encourage me to believe in what is coming. That underlying sense of Hope that things are going to be okay. I’ll find my feet again. And I’ll discover something I never knew about myself;

“I am brave”

And as my fingers brush the gentle waves of time, I close my eyes and wait.

Alice

Today, my parents and I took a drive up to a place called Marysville. It’s located in rural Victoria and to get there, you have to drive through ethereal landscape.

Despite the sleepy little town and the magnificent scenery, the most incredible thing about this place was the history.

In 2009, Marysville was practically obliterated in massive fires that ravaged across much of outback Victoria. Photos hung in cafes and shops of what remained after the devastation, but each person had their own story to tell about how they rose out of the ashes and rebuilt.

It gave me a lot of Hope..particularly because I’m in a situation currently where I feel fogged and hopeless to the future. Not only did these people come from having happiness and success to absolute ruin, but they have enhanced their experiences to become more grateful and joyous to the world around them.

I’m sure there’s a multitude of quotes that I could insert here that would fit perfectly…however I decided to give my own one a go;