Everything Right

As a wanderer by trade, I’m drawn to both natural and urban landscapes. Whenever I go someplace new I am overwhelmed by an urge to see everything. I can’t sit still. I can’t relax. I need to move. I need to explore. I need to let my senses roam free and take in all the intrinsic beauty lying in wait around every corner and vantage point.

Take, for example, Montreal. It’s one of those cities that gets everything right. More cosmopolitan than metropolitan, it has it. That feel. That certain something you don’t need eyes to see. The right mix of young and old; civility and chaos; antiquity and contemporary. It’s catchy. Breathtaking. Inspirational. It gets beneath your skin. Sears into your memory. Finds a home in your heart. It’s a song you hear for the first time and know right away you’re in love, that you’ll be singing and dancing to this tune for the rest of your life. That’s the magic of exploration, finding the beauty that’s right in front of you.