Seattle has a much slower pace of life than the Bay Area, and I literally feel calmer and more settled when I am there. I lived in Seattle before, rented a cute little house while going to school, and got into cooking, etc. I even started baking bread!

I eventually moved to New York City where even the idea of cooking seemed odd. I would eat out regularly and the idea of baking bread literally seemed like something from Little House on the Prairie.

I have moved almost every year for the last 15 years of my life, so I am quite familiar with living in different places. I am becoming more and more aware, however, of how I change in different environments. My interests, my desires, my intentions, are all influenced by the world in which I find myself.

This makes perfect sense when considering that the environment is actually part of us. In fact, if there is no real, distinct boundary between myself and my environment, it makes sense that I change whenever I find myself in a different location.

I have begun to see myself not so much as a distinct person, but as this fluid matrix that shifts and changes based on the environment, relationships, etc.

Which leads me to the question - who am I? Is there anything distinct to me at all? Or am I simply an ever-changing mix of all the influences I have ever experienced?

What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Peace, Love, Beauty,

Sarah Maria

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