Be a tourist in your home town

Yesterday I spent the day as I often do when I'm alone in foreign cities - riding my bike, walking, people watching and just generally exploring. I meditated in the park, read half of a book at a quaint coffee shop and played a few minutes of pick up basketball in a park I never even noticed before.  Its interesting how quickly we fall into patterns in our own cities and miss so much!  I recently read two great articles that inspired me to look at my own town anew:How to Travel at Home7 Steps for Creating an In-Town VacationMy biggest struggle is relinquishing the need to feel 'accomplished' and productive each day as I have been the vast majority of my life.  I've been so patterned by corporate america that I know it won't be a quick transition.  Watching parents with their children, homeless people by the creek and independently wealthy people go about their business served as a good reminder - its not all about ambition and linear success.  Sometimes its a simple as stopping to smell the roses...