Sometimes I Wonder…

“Sometimes I Wonder…” is going to be a new series of posts here at the BackWoods Drifter. Because, well, sometimes I wonder… a lot. Those three words have come up so much in the last few days. When inspiration smacks you in the face it’s probably a good idea to run with it.

This first installment has a lot to do with my current state of mind. Sometimes I wonder what it is that compels me so strongly to move. To leave everything I know behind and start new in a strange place. I usually have just enough money to make a new start and I am guided primarily by chance and circumstance.

The feeling to be somewhere else is like a clock counting down and I feel like I’m running out of time. The longer I ignore the feeling the stronger it gets until I give in and follow where my spirit is so desperately trying to lead me. I usually start getting the feeling to be on my way long before I have a clear picture of my destination. By the time I see my destination the moment is at hand and it is time to go.

I have been able to be a positive influence in someones life at every port of call. Maybe it’s not just chance and circumstance. Maybe it’s a calling of a different sort. Maybe I read too much out of nothing and it is actually just simply my destiny to roam alone. I sincerely hope that the latter maybe is not the case because that is just sad, but… sometimes I wonder.

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