We all have that one
friend on Facebook that occasionally pops up offering up an opportunity
for us to live vicariously through their experiences. They post up
photos of sunsets in highly desirable locations on the other side of the
world and at first it amuses, then promotes wanderlust, we have a
little daydream about our next vacation and then the jealousy sinks in.
Although, I just made that generalisation up so if that resonates with
you in any way then you’ve come to the right blog post.
1. SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR COMFORT ZONE
By not taking risks, you never really discover your true self. It’s
only ever about doing what is safe and easy but how will you ever know
what really makes you tick if you’ve never tried it. Travel will push
you into a flurry of seemingly uncomfortable situations like forcing you
to meet new people with completely different lifestyles and cultures or
navigating your way around a mountain where no one speaks your native
language..etc.
2. TIME SLOWS DOWN
A regular routine builds strong neurological connections that over
time allow for us to automate activities almost seamlessly. Think about
that journey to work where not a thought is spared on the direction,
forced into the present only by an obstruction. “I’ve been working here
10 years and I don’t know where the time has gone” – that’s not for me.
An ever changing horizon continually breathes new experiences and with
in those we truly live in the moment, we are gifted with the present.
3. GAIN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVES
With nothing but your backpack filled with essentials you venture out
into new cultures without access to the usual facilities and material
objects you might usually take for granted. Many people live in the type
of poverty that is truly unfathomable until you experience it first
hand. As a westerner I will never forget the first time I drove through
Brazilian slums and without going into detail, I can assure you that
television is not the same. Statistics are numbers and individual
stories remain unheard.
4. WE ARE NOT GUARANTEED OLD AGE
Travelling is often postponed with the intentions of ‘becoming a
responsible adult’ or ‘building up a real life’ in the mean time. Some
even say they are savouring the opportunity for retirement. Without
injecting too much personal opinion, that’s just the views of society’s
norm being expressed by those who are already deeply conforming. It is
your choice to live how you wish.
5. AND THIS…
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience
to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and
richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
We all have that one
friend on Facebook that occasionally pops up offering up an opportunity
for us to live vicariously through their experiences. They post up
photos of sunsets in highly desirable locations on the other side of the
world and at first it amuses, then promotes wanderlust, we have a
little daydream about our next vacation and then the jealousy sinks in.
Although, I just made that generalisation up so if that resonates with
you in any way then you’ve come to the right blog post.
By not taking risks, you never really discover your true self. It’s
only ever about doing what is safe and easy but how will you ever know
what really makes you tick if you’ve never tried it. Travel will push
you into a flurry of seemingly uncomfortable situations like forcing you
to meet new people with completely different lifestyles and cultures or
navigating your way around a mountain where no one speaks your native
language..etc.
A regular routine builds strong neurological connections that over
time allow for us to automate activities almost seamlessly. Think about
that journey to work where not a thought is spared on the direction,
forced into the present only by an obstruction. “I’ve been working here
10 years and I don’t know where the time has gone” – that’s not for me.
An ever changing horizon continually breathes new experiences and with
in those we truly live in the moment, we are gifted with the present.
With nothing but your backpack filled with essentials you venture out
into new cultures without access to the usual facilities and material
objects you might usually take for granted. Many people live in the type
of poverty that is truly unfathomable until you experience it first
hand. As a westerner I will never forget the first time I drove through
Brazilian slums and without going into detail, I can assure you that
television is not the same. Statistics are numbers and individual
stories remain unheard.
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