back.

*sigh*
I'm back to chicago. I'm nearly back to a very familiar life. familiar in the environmental sense, not in the I'm going back to an 'old' life sense. I return to some very familiar settings, to some places from which I draw comfort and other from which I draw energy but now as a different person. not fundamentally different, but expanded, stretched, and with even greater expectations. in thinking of my return I have had thoughts of doubt and moments of hesitation, worrying that I'll only become stagnant in returning to this place. but that is not something that will happen as I am not that sort of person. so, with a spark of excitement, here I am. back.