Good Morning.

Tis time to turn back time. Fall back.

I just changed the clock on the microwave. The only “normal” clock in the house. The cell phones and lap tops are automatically changed like magic – thank goodness or I might have forgotten.

The coolness is creeping into Los Angeles. The windows in the apartment have all been shut to keep whatever warmth we have left remain. The seasons don’t change in Los Angeles, really. It’s 56 degrees now at 8:16am, but the week will still be tracking 70’s and 80’s with sunshine. The mornings and nights just get a tad cooler, which makes me feel happy inside. I can have that cozy feeling. I can pretend that drinking hot chocolate in 70 degree weather is normal. I will soon put up the Christmas tree. It’s that Winter holiday spirit that is creeping into Los Angeles and inside me. I love it!

It makes me want to watch Harry Potter. And Sleepless in Seattle. And The Grinch!

Something changes in me during this time. It’s a warm feeling despite the coolness in the air.

New Path.

I’ve been walking this path for a while now.

However today this path seems brand new. A slight feeling of different, like a shy girl telling her secrets for the first time. I have been yearning for newness. My Pisces nature makes it difficult for me to embrace routine. I really don’t like routine. Just the thought of it makes me bored. I am afraid I have a small attention span, and that I want to move on to the next thing prematurely.

This is my new path.

Previously before moving to Los Angeles, I had a glorious path. It was a quick walk from my apartment and hugged the coast line. It challenged me. “Don’t stop running until you get to the top!” The path opened up to me, gave me peace and clarity. Then when I thought I almost wasn’t going to make it, I would give it one last push and breathless make it to the top where the grand ocean would make me forget about my worries.

This was my old path.

I miss the sense of vastness! Greatness! Mother Earth really showing off. Here in Los Angeles, you don’t get that feeling very easily. The city is surrounded by more city. You can venture to the coast, but for me it doesn’t quite feel the same because it has a man made feel to it. The natural beauty has diminished.

I must learn to embrace my new path. The universe has placed me here to learn something, gain experience, find a new adventure. It’s hard to embrace something new, when you miss the old and familiar. The best thing to do is to look at the new path with new eyes. I can’t look at this new path with old eyes for I will miss the old. I must look at this new path with new eyes to be curious and explore – I will find a new adventure.

Nostalgic.

It’s going on six months now living in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles – the place I never dreamed of living. I believed it was just too big and full of materialistic lies. Well it is too big, full of traffic and materialistic lies! But, don’t get me wrong, I am really starting to like living in Los Angeles…it also happens to be the land of opportunity and filled with people and places that surprise:

The uniqueness of each neighborhood, delicious restaurants in every type of cuisine imaginable, a challenging hike to breathtaking views of the city, movement and excitement, Koreatown and Korean spas, an abundance of wellness conscience people and businesses, seeing or meeting someone famous is practically a common occurrence, billboards on every street, the feeling that something amazing is happening right now…

Like most of us, I have my nostalgic moments too. I miss the small town feel and simpler ways of life from my hometown:

Endless days at the beach, no traffic, being able to walk or ride my bike to work, free parking, living close to my family and friends, bigger apartment, bbqs on the back patio, the city was only a short drive away, the Wharf’s clam chowder, the feeling of fall and scarves, chai latte at my favorite café…

Change is inevitable, but those who embrace it succeed. That is what I am doing here in Los Angeles. Who knows how long I will stay, or where I’ll end up next. I’m just going with the flow, and thankful for every moment I am here.

My mom loves to remind me every time I talk to her,

“Just be happy, life is too short.”