I spent the past eight weeks, in Tonya Kay terms, quite stationary. It seems I really did it this summer: traveling, meeting people, adventuring and exploring. I came off the road utterly exhausted with the need to disappear. So for the past eight weeks I made the grand effort to limit my whereabouts to only three locations and see what stability could offer. I planted my feet, remembered my name, witnessed an entire season (oh, Autumn) from beginning to end, only to realize: I totally suck at grounding.

There are several ways in which people experience their worlds. Some people are powerful hearers. These people connect through conversation, are particularly fond of music, and leave the television on for the noise. If you wanted to effectively communicate with a hearer, you would change their world through well-said compliment, or simply ask, "how does that sound to you?" Other people are powerful seers. Highly visual, appearance is important to them. They are hyper aware of where objects and people are and often have a special relationship with art and photography. If you wished to connect with a seer, you could give a beautifully wrapped gift and frequently say, "I see what you mean."

To some degree we all experience our worlds through each of the modes, though it is useful to know how you most powerfully receive information so you can do fun things like: increase your learning speed, help your friends help you feel loved, and develop your psychic abilities. Or in my case, stop making yourself wrong for not being able to live in one city like everyone else you know.

You see, there is at least one more mode through which people experience their worlds: some of us are powerful feelers. Our bodies interpret information: pain is devastating, loving touch divine. Emotions, even, are physical sensations that will move us in one direction or another. Sensuality is our primary concern, whether we are conscious of it or not. To relate to us effectively give us a massage or ask us, "how do you feel" about anything - we will always have an answer.

So now in Vancouver BC, teaching dance, filming a DVD, I will forgive this wanderlust that dominates my personality and keeps me running from anything that becomes predictable or routine. To this feeler, life is motion – boredom and stagnancy akin to death. Some people, bless them, can be satisfied having found one good destination. I on the other hand, love the process of getting there. “What’s next?”, I ask, as soon as I arrive.

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