I just got back from a week of travel through Southern Africa, and I feel re-connected, whole and inspired, and reminded of some of the stuff I value most in the idea of Agile living, so I wanted to share some of it with you. I had hoped I could post about it on the blog, while I was traveling, but we were often without an internet connection, and even when we were able to connect, the connection was too slow and poor to upload photos.

One of the main reasons I love travel is because of the way it exposes me to different lifestyles and ways of being, challenges my assumptions and opens my mind to new possibilities. I’ve written before about the essence of Agile Living being about developing a curious and enquiring mind, because curiosity and enquiry opens your mind, an open mind opens your heart, and the natural extension of an open heart is open hands – hands that give and receive freely, get actively involved and make a positive, loving contribution… in spite of all the sacrifices, risks, challenges and difficulties inherent in showing up to make your contribution. For me, travel inspires this form of Agile Living and Andy and I try to do a few trips each year that we know will epitomize the Agile Living values and really leave us changed.