It’s true what they say, you know.
You can go anywhere you want to go. You’re not a tree.
You can do anything you want to do. Your will is free.
You can be anything you want to be, so long as you can perceive it.
You can say anything you want to say, so long as you really mean it.
But…
“Can” doesn’t always mean “should”
Can you believe it?
“Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment. Neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it…but it’s easier if you do.”
Life comes in waves.
It ebbs and flows.
Let things come
and let things go.
Traveling introduces us to ourselves. As we discover more of our world, we discover more of who we are.
We visit places that leave us speechless, and then turn us into storytellers.
We learn how other people live. There are so many ways to exist.
And we get to choose!
…but we only get one life.
We push past limits. Break through boundaries. And live outside of our comfort zones.
We meet people. Love people. Trust people.
Even when we don’t share a language…
It’s okay because we’ve learned how to trust ourselves. And our intuition.
We make unforgettable memories, that become like secret treasures…shared only by those who were there.
Our loved ones want to hear about our travels. They like our stories of adventure. So we do our best to tell them. But we can only share so much.
Because the truth is, the great things in life can’t be captured or described, only experienced.
And the best moments of all, no doubt the traveler’s favorite, are the ones that can’t even be understood…only appreciated.
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
-John Lennon
There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.
~ John Lennon
Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for the practice. – William James
When you do the things you have to do when you have to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them. -Zig Ziglar
It is not long before fear based obedience becomes self loathing rebellion.
Be gift driven, not guilt driven.
When Albert Einstein was on his death bed surrounded by friends they asked him, “Al, is there anything else you would like to tell us before you go?” And he responded, “Yes. I’d really like to know if the universe is friendly. Because if it is, 90% of our reactions are useless.”
Vehicle of Wisdom 