It Has Always Felt “Right” To Do This
By John McLachlan
In my post Ten Romantic Reasons For Living Out Beyond the tenth reason I gave was that it has always just felt right to do.
I have always felt a connection to Hornby Island. I’ve been going there for 48 years and that past does have a hold on me which I wrote about in my song “There is a Star.” This sums it up:
I hear a voice calling
I see my spirit falling
Through time and space endlesslyI feel my soul revealing
I taste this hidden feeling
Oh Hornby you got your hold again on me
This reason is totally romantic and irrational, but if you are at all into “listening to your gut” then if I listen to mine, it’s saying loud and clear that it’s a good idea to start living out beyond.
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Image above is of John McLachlan in about 1971 near Phipps Point on Hornby Island, British Columbia.
Over the years I’ve learned to “go with the gut”. The times I have ignored my gut feeling have usually led to “bad things” happening. Moving to Hornby because it feels right seems as good a reason as any to me.
Tony, thanks for this. As irrational as going with the gut can be, like you, I’ve always found it a pretty reliable way to go as well.
I guess I now have to move on to 10 rational reasons “not” to move from the city to the island. That should be interesting. Hmm, my own counter arguments.