What I Learned on My (Unsummer) Miami Vacation

Top Ten Things I Learned in Miami

1. It really is about the moments. They're what count and stay with us -- the rest is filler and illusion. Being in the moment and really feeling what it has to offer is hugely powerful.
2. It feels fucking good to indulge.
3. Doing nothing is important.
4. I really can't live without the Internet.
5. I am still capable of surprising myself.
6. I am not nearly as uptight as I feared I had become.
7. I haven't moved on yet but I'm finally ready to.
8. The sadness outnumbers the beauty, but the beauty outweighs the sadness in power in scope.
9. Some things go without saying, but it still feels good when someone says them.
10. Sometimes drinking too much doesn't make me throw up.

And...honorable mention: 11. I need to take more vacations!

Miami might not have given me the answer I was looking for -- namely can I move there? (The answer is no, sadly.) But it did give me insight into a lot of the baggage I've been carrying around and luckily for everyone in my life I left this morning a little less of a curmudgeon than I was when I arrived. Whew. Glad that's settled.