Zjhok Hits The Reset Button

Many times in our lives, the pressures of society, work, relationships and all the influences that life has upon our spirit take its toll. Most of the time we can deal with it on a day to day basis and we might get a headache, get sick, get angry or whatever. However, on the rare case that the shite piles up so high and heavy that it crushes your potential life, you must remember to HIT THE RESET BUTTON.

This happened to me several years ago. I was doing my thing in my job of 12 yrs, making a good living, had money to spend on cool stuff and trips etc. I was not wanting in the financial arena at that time. Then, out of nowhere, 3 days before Christmas, with no warning whatsoever......I was laid off from my job. YIKES... I was PISSED, sad, worried, scared and all of the emotions you might think of when something like that happens. What was I going to do? How would I pay my house payment, buy food and pay my bills?

I began to think of solutions to the problem but all I kept coming up with was frustration. More worry, more questions. So, it was evident to me that I needed a total reset. Ctrl-Alt-Delete to use the vernacular. I realized that the true joys of life, the truly meaningful things in my spirit were not at all attached to the job, money or comfort level I had grown accustomed to over the last decade. The truly spiritual things could not be found while on that quest. So, I decided to take a radical approach to solving my current dilemmas.

I got on my motorcycle and began a sojourn, a sabbatical of sorts in order to find my true path. An opportunity to RESET. I roughly planned an outgoing route that would take me south in order to get out of the cold winter riding that was currently evident in Colorado. I headed South to Arizona to see some family I had not seen in many years. My cousin JD Falk and his lovely wife Mikki. This was just one stop on the journey to re-connect with family.

My ride took me through Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, all the way out to Cape Hatteras, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas and back home to Northern Colorado. I logged 7,291 miles on my motorcycle and saw some of the most incredible scenery the USA has to offer. I re-connected with family I had not seen in more than 20 yrs. Some of them have passed on now and that trip was the last time I was able to see them. I also met new people across the US that opened their homes, their wallets and their hearts to me.
I had lots and lots of time on the bike by myself to just BE. I thought about a lot of things when I first started riding, then as the miles passed, my mind became one with the journey, one with my spirit and one with the universe. I was on the road for over a month solid. I spent a lot of nights sleeping under the stars in a beautiful corner of the planet. I was lucky to spend some nights with family and I spent some nights with new found friends. Most of the time however it was me and my spirit sharing the journey.

I returned from my journey with a new LIFE....a new found passion for existence, a truly appreciative look at what is really important. I started my own business when I came home in order to allow me to follow my dream. A dream that was put on the shelf many years ago in order to "do the right thing". A dream that I had re-kindled on my trip. The dream of music. In all forms in all way. Drumming, Native American Flute and so much more......MUSIC.MUSIC, MUSIC.

I have many stories from this trip and will share some of them with you in future BLOGS. Mostly I wanted to remind you all to hit the reset button. Sometimes we have to be kicked in the ass in order to facilitate the process of the RESET...but it is and has been the best experience in my life.

Keep on Dreamin'
Peace, Love and Light
Matt "Zjhok" Unger