Remember to Look Up

Andrew said that too many people spend too much time only staring down. "It's human nature," I retorted. "No, it's technology," he said back.

So look up is what I tried to do. And I am so glad I did.

Look Up!! 

Look up and see those cragged cliffs. The ones with the ice blue water endlessly crashing against its walls. Look up and see those birds fighting the winds, nesting in the crevices, hiding from the brutal elements.

Look Up! 

Look up and see the elves and gnomes hidden behind the hardened lava, peering out from behind the greenery. They are laughing at every trip or stumble, and scurry out of sight before you turn your head, hearing a noise carried on the breeze. 

A hike with the elves in Arnastapi in Snaefellsjkull Park

Look up!

Look way up! See the light house. The one that you thought was going to be ancient, but really wasn't. Look past that and see the volcano, it's snow capped peaks hidden in the clouds. Looks out at the ocean, whitecaps rushing towards the shore. The beach, black. The water, cold. 

Malariff lighthouse - spot Laura! 

Look up!

Lift your tired, windburned head up. Look at the seemingly endless staircase inching it's way towards the heavens. The stairs reach for a crater. But it's not the crater that's the fun. It's the 70mph winds pushing you towards the edge of the cliff. You look up, laughing. How ridiculous, you tell yourself.

But you looked up, and you embraced everything.