A gypsy at heart… nomadic by nature. This was my repertoire for the full decade that spanned my twenties. So, what’s a girl to do when life plants her firmly in one spot? Blink… blink… blink. How is it that a girl can feel lost when she is so clearly at home? Look around and find the beauty where you bloom, you can grow where you are planted  {or so I hear} while your body takes a rest from nomadic wanderings {this is what I tell myself anyway} …

You see, I have this itch, it comes from my childhood. Never in one state longer than 8 years… certainly never in one home that amount of time. As I grew into adulthood this became the norm: traveling for fun or work. Moving into different houses, states, cities, neighborhoods. Sometimes moving every one or two years! It wasn’t until recently that I began to think there might be something more to this, this habit of mine.

I long for roots but I fear that I don’t know what they’d be if I found them. What I envision is the fluidity of the lotus anchored yet floating free. And so here I am. Living in the live music capital of the world, for more years than any other place I’ve yet to call home. Here I am, taking flight away into dreams, catching air to see the view from above, and always coming back to home base.

When I am feeling trapped, as if I’ve stood too long in one spot, I find myself desperate to see home with new eyes. Give me some new experiences! New faces! New light! New colors! Now that I know this of myself, I know best how to help myself. The solution for the feeling of stagnation is often something as simple as a sunrise bike ride through the city with my camera at my side. When i do this, I find beauty in the most unusual of places. And I come away happy from adventure and satisfied with the peace of home.

Care to join me for a ride? I’ll pedal for the both of us.

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Meredith Winn is a writer and photographer who lives, dreams, and drinks chai tea in Austin Texas. She will always be a camera shy momma at heart. Meredith is a contributing photographer to Shutter Sisters (http://www.shuttersisters.com), she writes of life’s truths on her blog, the-spirit-of-the-river and her website you can follow Meredith Winn on twitter @camerashymomma.