The Physics of the Quest

10:00 am- Packing (or shall i say, cramming) the final things into my small little sphere for the next 3 days. This would be known as the good ol' Honda Civic. I never realized how difficult it would be to choose what things in my life mattered most to me and what i wanted to continue carrying along with me in my life. Even though, as time progressed, it was quite apparent that the only things i really wanted to cram into my car to come with me to Texas were my family and my friends. Truly goes to show that no matter what, THEY are the ones that matter most to you. Sometimes this doesn't hit you until you are about to move along and leave them behind. Even if it turns out to be just for a short while. The idea of having the people that bring joy to your life so far away is dreadful. 

Although, i can now say that this jump to Texas was once so very very exciting. It now has that bittersweetness to it. I am so ecstatic to be moving forward in my life, opening up so many new possibilities. But like i said, bittersweetness. I did wake up this morning, to a beautiful warm fall day. And after the unbelievable cold front we have had here in Boise lately, that was a nice wonderful surprise. It struck me as a small preview of what i am driving to. Warm Weather. I am going to take this nice lil morning as a good omen for my drive. I'm glad i get to see Boise all yellow, orange and red (with a remaining hint of green) as i drive to what i'm hoping with be..... just a nice new change of scenery. 

I don't want to give off the wrong impression that i'm no longer looking forward to this. I'm just stating that it has been a difficult process. It truly has.  I came across a quote that i wanted to start this journey off with, something that i want to take with me, an outlook on how i perceive this Austin Expedition. 

THE PHYSICS OF THE QUEST

I've come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call 'The Physics of The Quest' -- a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity or momentum.  And the rule of Quest Physics goes something like this:

 'If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared - most of all - to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself... then truth will not be withheld from you.'  

-Elizabeth Gilbert

All in all, I believe, this will be good for me. Even just for a little while. Just to enough to get my Texan fix =)

10:30 am- On the road. Day One.