Destination Unknown

Well, folks, it's official: the foreclosure process on my home has begun. It will be a while before paperwork starts flying, and the local estimate on the duration of the entire process is six months to two years. The advent of foreclosure has triggered few decisions regarding this heartbreaking turn of events.

• I have detached the timeline of my life from that of the foreclosure process
• I will leave Sarasota, destination (currently) unknown
• I am chronicling this experience, along with the parallel and tangential lines of my life experiences, in this space

My intention and goal is to write, so it can legitimately be said that I have turned this turn of events into an opportunity for serving my own needs and wants, i.e. If I'm going to be homeless, I might as well fulfill the long-held fantasy of disconnecting from what is comfortable, wandering on a grand Walkabout adventure, and chronicling the experiences and observations of a recovering bourgeois.

I might as well admit that another great desire might be fulfilled via piggybacking this adventure. For years, I have wanted to hole myself away for three months somewhere that I cannot be found, other than by an informed and vital few. I call it the 90 Day Solution. The purpose is writing and listening, with the hope of gaining the self-knowledge and serenity required to pursue my highest and best purpose with the full force of my being. Is my sister's home in Kenosha my hermitage? Was the cost of my hermitage my sister's life? Or is the hermitage payment for my sister's death? Of course, there's the possibility that there is no course or recourse, just circumstance.

You are welcome to join me in whatever way suits you: observation, participation, question or not at all. Here's to self-knowledge...Chin-Chin!