Now then...now what?

I think it's fair to say that I'm at a critical juncture in my life, on multiple levels. Career-wise, I have yet to know for certain where I'm headed in 11 months. Or I should say, I personally am quite certain, but it's perhaps also dependent on divine providence as well.

An overwhelming urge has come over me to take a trip somewhere. I have been talking about going to Mexico. Another top choice for me would be Prague. Regardless of where, I am certain it'll be somewhere.

Spiritually I feel I am at a new juncture too. I've been thinking of going into meditation for some time now, more or less inspired by Wendy's example I guess. But part of me still hesitates at the brink, not sure that I can make the full time commitment that such a practice entails. Truly though, I yearn for some peace of mind and perhaps meditation can bring it...

On top of that, there are several things I want to do. I want to begin volunteering part of my time at a nursing home. It's only fair that for someone to profess thinking about going into geriatrics, that I actually enjoy being around old people. I do and I don't, it's a mixed bag. So I think to be more sure, I should do something along those lines. Furthermore, I want to teach myself Spanish. I don't know if that's possible or realistic? Maybe I'll start a self-study now and then take an actual course in January at the local colleges. My ultimate goal is to be able to converse in Spanish and maybe volunteer abroad in Guatemala. Why there? Well...why not? Gotta start somewhere.

Artistically, well, I've been hoping to do more with photography and videography. I have video footage that I wanted to edit for some time now and I never got around to it. I like to think of myself as artistic, but here's the thing, regardless of whether or not I'm talented, I should just jump into it and do it. Do more, talk less. That way, I may actually get somewhere.

I just realized in re-reading my post that I mentioned "somewhere" like three times. It's probably my subconscious drive to indeed get from Point A to some Point B in space and time.