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[eafm]

Many years ago, one of the last times I was feeling this spiritually disconnected, I experienced a moment of grace, standing out in the rain, listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik on the banged up old portable radio I usually used for listening to CBSFM. It was... the night before my 19th birthday, I think. It recalibrated something inside me,

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[mashfanficchick]

I would visit somewhere that you felt spiritually complete in the past, or else somewhere you've never been that you believe might or would make you feel spiritually complete. In my case, for the former, I would say that I felt the most "me" in Greece, where the habits of the people allow me to be open about myself; the great history of the place awes me; and there are multitudes of natural wonders (or, in some case, man-made wonders that are now old enough to feel natural) for me to experience. For the latter, I would say that I'd like to visit San Francisco, because I've been told that many parts of it retain the feel it had in the late 1960s. (Though, lately, I've also been thinking about trying out New Orleans for that purpose, since so much of what I read about it focuses on it being a very "anything goes" kind of place with an emphasis on food and music, both of which I feel a spiritual connection to.) For you...I would say maybe go out to Long Island, out to the east end, but not any of the trendy areas. There's lots of natural

[catwithbell]

Yeah, kinda like that. Though I may pick more of a theme, than location, and go from there. Badlands says Rock Formations? Big, solid, full of history? The most interesting bits are out west, which is a long way to drive. Perhaps traveling an eastern river would do well -- follow the Hudson north, or parts of the Delaware, or kayak the Susquehannah.

[spiralsongkat]

We just did a journey down Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway, and...wow. Mountain vistas, slow winding roads, trees upon trees, surprise glimpses of bears and foxes...and such a deep, pure silence. I felt that I was coming home to myself, and it was so lovely.