I didn’t *need* this trip.
But only because I try to be careful with applying that word to travel. It’s a privilege and we shouldn’t feel too entitled to enjoy the best a country has to offer without the deepest appreciation.
But I do think we need things like stepping away from our routines, a sense of adventure, and sparks of wonder, all of which I got out of this trip.
Over the past six months we’ve rarely left our neighborhood. Having three kids under three makes it that much harder to get out of the house.
Of course the past six months have been extremely sweet. But they’ve also felt a bit like an endless loop of the same day over and over. Its been a lot harder to stay creative and to stay inspired with those conditions.
But I can already feel the creative energy coming back. I have so many things I’m excited to be working on, and it feels like being in Guatemala has really helped me get unstuck.
So maybe I didn’t *need* that trip. But I can’t deny that it was a really good one for me, on a number of different levels.