Nowhere is somewhere

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

- Marcus Aurelius -

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Sometimes I set out to go nowhere; nowhere is often somewhere I want to go because nowhere can be somewhere in which I can find what I'm looking for - nowhere, therefore is somewhere.

Fortunately I am able to access nowhere quite easily from my home location and because I have a legitimate off-road vehicle, the accessories and equipment and skills to bring those elements together in an effective, safe and responsible way, I'm able to go nowhere as often as I like, which is quite often...as long as I have the time to go nowhere.

Above is somewhere I went on one of those occasions; I wanted to go nowhere and as you can see it certainly looks like nowhere - it's actually in the middle of nowhere and a fair distance from anywhere - but to me deciding to go there was an easy choice because when I'm nowhere I feel better, like I'm somewhere in which I feel more connected to the world and myself due to the lack of other people, the complexities of life and am within nature which is somewhere I love to be.

Below is another picture of somewhere I went when I wanted to go nowhere to kayak.

Usually when I go nowhere I am there to hike, hunt, kayak and camp and sometimes I do all of that and more when I'm nowhere.

I also have favourite places to go when nowhere calls me and is somewhere I feel strongly about going but I love exploring and sometimes I find myself somewhere new, a new nowhere, which is either somewhere I like and will return or don't like and will not return...although even when I want to go nowhere and that place is somewhere I don't like all that much I still enjoy the moment because life is too short not to find enjoyment in all of its moments, when nowhere and somewhere alike.

Going nowhere, I mean away from society, professional life, people, the everyday grind, commitments, stress and worry, energises me and grounds me I guess I could say; above you can see me driving through a creek to go nowhere for those very same reasons. It opens me up inside, or maybe it's just that the world around me is able to seep more deeply into me because I allow it, and it brins a certain stillness, peace of mind, spirit and soul I guess, and if that's the only thing that going nowhere brings me then nowhere is somewhere I'm happy and eager to go.

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I wonder if you like going nowhere as well.

Do you have somewhere you like to return to over and over, somewhere far away from your everyday life in which you feel more connected to yourself? Do you go nowhere often or is nowhere somewhere you're not inclined to go? Feel free to comment if you like; I'm not going nowhere anytime in the next day or so which means I'll be here, or somewhere, in a position to respond to your comment about nowhere, or somewhere.