Sunburn

I went to Wreck Beach the other day with my friend. It was a beautiful day, but I was consumed by my anxiety about my upcoming trip. It was ridiculous to think I could book a full cross Canada tour in under two weeks. I had just given my notice at my job. I had no money...and I got a sunburn...
Which brings us to today.
I went to visit that same friend, and she told me something that I can't believe I either didn't know or had forgotten, even though I felt I was entering into my wiser years...
"If you spend your whole trip worrying about what will happen when you get back, you will have wasted your whole trip...so let it all go!"
Simple advice...easy enough to follow...were I to commit to it...but as my sunburn on the beach a few days earlier had proven, I was distracted by an uncertain future.
So I looked her in the eye, which I feel seals pretty much any deal, said thanks, you're right, and headed home to finish packing.
I have to admit the packing is nowhere near done. I have a ridiculous amount to get done before Dylan and I leave tomorrow at 10am...ish... But my mind is ready. I am working for myself now, so I can make my own hours. I don't know how many shows I will get to play, how many CDs I will sell, how much money I wil end the trip with. But I know that tomorrow, I am busting out of the city in one of the coolest vehicles ever invented (the yellow Westfalia), with one of the coolest people i've ever met(my friend Dylan), to drive across my country and happily sing for my supper.
I am shedding my skin, and in this new life I will not allow myself to ignore a beautiful day!