To state the apparent, you solely get one life. Cats are mentioned to have 9… fortunate them. However for those who do it proper, you solely want one!
I’ve all the time feared concern, for to fall into concern can be to not dwell a satisfying, difficult limit-breaking life. And what enjoyable would life be with out limits in place for the aim of being damaged? As people we instinctually seek for extra. That may very well be more cash, extra success, extra freedom, extra choices, or simply extra for our lives. It may very well be mentioned that this seek for extra comes from an inherent meals chain within the sport of life. There’ll all the time be somebody with greater than you, somebody doing greater than you, so instinctually you need extra for your self. I hate to fall into the entice of comparability as a lot as the subsequent particular person, however comparability permits us to push tougher, attain additional, and create extra for ourselves. What’s so dangerous about that?
Final yr I went on a yearlong solo journey world wide. Proper now, I’m again the place I began that yr of adventures in London, England, pondering what the final yr has given me. I used to be too stressed to calm down in a brand new metropolis or city, so I pro-longed my adventures and knew that sooner or later, that might be a brand new chapter (or in my case a brand new e book).
I discovered first hand that life just isn’t meant to be lived in a single place.
Previous to taking on travelling full time – seeing new locations, assembly new faces, and difficult myself day by day with new surroundings, smells, languages and cultures – I had by no means actually allowed myself to develop into the girl I may very well be. I had boxed myself right into a small city mentality, believing that this was the life set out for me, so that is the life I might dwell.
However the fact is you will be something and anybody, a lot much less do ANYTHING you’ll be able to dream of. You probably have the dream, the ambition and the perseverance, you’ll be able to actually make nearly something occur.
From dwelling in numerous cities – some for 2 nights, some for 2 weeks, some for 2 months – I discovered to broaden my horizons, widen my eyes, and mindlessly let change occur with out forcing it. I discovered new languages, cultural dances, chants, and all type of issues that can by no means are available in helpful until at a bazaar trivia night time the place I’m nearly sure I’d stroll away with first prize. However I additionally learnt related issues by journey – I discovered the historical past first hand, and I needn’t clarify how standing on the Berlin wall provides you a a lot deeper appreciation for the crimes in opposition to humanity than a textbook ever may all through my training. I discovered to be affected person in a manner that might have by no means been put in into me by the self-discipline of my mom – the type of persistence the place your face doesn’t even give strategy to a raised eyebrow when somebody pushes in entrance of you in a line… as a result of at the back of your thoughts you calmly keep in mind that you don’t essentially have anyplace to be or anybody to see anyway. I discovered to know completely different cultures, religions, and mannerisms. Regardless of being a Christian, I grew an appreciation and understanding for different religions by visiting numerous mosques, cathedrals and synagogues. Thus, I discovered tolerance.
One may write for days on finish concerning the methods by which journey enriches you, opens your thoughts and your coronary heart. However the greatest lesson I feel I discovered was that from having this expertise and from dwelling this unbelievable journey, I’m left with an obligation to move on this information that life just isn’t meant to be lived in a single place.
So go on, dwell the journey.