The Perfect Place to Live

I spend a lot of time thinking about and researching the perfect place to live.  I've learned a lot about different ecosystems and gotten very familiar with the geography of not only the USA but various other places around the world.  Occasionally, the knowledge can be fun to share in conversation with others.  Overall though, it's been a complete waste of my time and life.  Sometimes wanting to find a perfect place consumes me.  What places have houses available that are affordable.  What places have schools I want my children to go to.  What places have a climate that I would enjoy.  What places will have snow during the winter holidays.  What places have mountains.  What places will offer the best opportunities for my children in the future. 

Place certainly is important.  It has a lot of impact on a person and their future self.  But what is perhaps more important than that is what you're doing with your life right now.  What skills are you trying to learn.  What are you practicing.  What are you developing.  What are you cultivating.  What are you learning.  What are you experiencing. 

With those things in mind, picking a place which imbues you with the energy to achieve the things you are interested in makes a lot of sense.  You get energy from your environment.  And it can be cyclical.  Areas that have longer winters may mean less energy in the winter and more in the summer.  Personally, I've been someone better with consistency, with fewer changes day after day.  Having a nice rest for a week or two is great, but a long winter is hard on me.  The same goes for short days and long nights, or long days and short nights.  I prefer more balance. 

Ultimately, I know I need to move somewhere to a place which is going to give me what I am looking for, a place which is easy to get outside in, to grow food and plants, to create parks, and opportunities for more time outdoors.  And more importantly, I just need to enjoy and make the best out of what I currently have.