What You're Missing

Hold On.

What ARE you missing?

LIFE.

While you're staring at your phone, the world is passing you by. While you're playing Candy Crush on your tablet, someone is begging for your attention. While your eyes are glued to a television, the world is waiting. Patiently, and ever so quiet.

There is a whole cornucopia of adventure just waiting for you to explore it, to taste it. Try a new restaurant, go for a hike, breathe in the crisp air of life. 

Day after day you sit there, transfixed on one device or another, ignoring what is around you. When you forget about the reality of life, and disappear into a world of gossip and fashion and games, you lose a part of yourself. 

You need to pull yourself from these things and remember who is around you, your partner, your child, your family. 

You need to remember what is around you. 

Life.

All around you there are things to do, especially here in London, Ontario. A lot of people fall into the "it's a small city, there's nothing to do" phase, just sitting on their couches, reading my blog. Not that I mind, I enjoy writing and there would be no reason for me to do so had you not chosen to read. Let me encourage you though, explore this grand city of ours and see it for the beauty it has.

The downtown core has plenty of tiny little pawn shops and little pubs, not to mention the prosperous Covenant Garden Marketplace. The buildings are beautiful, and old. 

Fancy a walk? Victoria Park is a gorgeous place, with Williams cafe right next door, grab a hot chocolate and enjoy the winter. The park also holds ice skating during the snowy season, with skate rentals available. 

Like to shop? There are two major malls here, the White Oaks in the Southern part of the city and Masonville in the North. Each mall is very different from the other, make a day and check out both!

See a movie. Any random movie. Go alone or bring a friend. There are a variety of theatres in London, one of them being the SilverCity in Masonville. There's even an arts theatre here, right in the heart of our downtown centre. 

Literally do anything except sit where you are, and watch the world pass you by. Get up and enjoy the feeling of the earth unfolding around you.  Watch the opportunities flow like leaves in an autumn breeze.