Almost Gone

It's been a wild month. I'm not going to recount everything that's happened but the few things that I'll say are...My knees are in a shitload of pain from an accident I had, I went and hugged amma , Found out that Bethany is pregnant, I'm going to marry Bethany and raise our child child together , I turned 29, Had a terrible falling out with my best friend (I still love you kid), Had the best conversations with my my Grandparents that I've ever had, spent a week on the coast of Maine with my Mom in a simply beautiful place, And so many other things.

I'm now just mere hours away from leaving and I'm pretty anxious, nervous, excited, scared, anticipatory, hopeful. It's a constant struggle to keep centered and focus on what needs to be done before I get on that plane. No matter what the emotion, this is a hell of a feeling. I love it.
I went to the Hamlin family reunion earlier in the month and my Mom and Cousin Lester got into a discussion about traveling the world. He is a pediatrician and works with Doctors without borders. He told my mom that in times like these (Iraq, Lebanon, No. Korea etc.) that it was important to be a "soldier of peace". That what I intend to do. The world could use it and I'm just the guy filled with hope and love in my heart to give it out.

peace & balance,

Nathan