Do we wait until life hands us the next event, or do we act on where we want to go and how we want to grow?
Some say, “It’s all planned out in the big picture. We really don’t have any power over our destiny anyway. Just accept it.”
That may be true, but in my “little brain” (we use 3% of it, for goodness sakes) I choose to believe I have some power over my life. Or at least power over how I react to events and what I do with those reactions.
That being said, I believe pro-active is MY best road to a meaningful, happy life. Let’s get a grip here folks, we know we have ups and downs. It’s what we do with them that makes the difference. De we approach our downs as stumbling blocks or opportunity?
The first part of the summer was spent on my bike; my favorite place to be…but even then there were challenges. It was a long trip. I had nerves, weather and body aches and pains to contend with…. How did I respond? You tell me! Here’s the beginning of my trip, saying goodbye to my son….the end of the first day…
As I got deeper into my journey….I thought, why not share what I’m doing? It was scary, a little bit painful, but I had the time of my life!
As I arrived back from my bike adventure to Nova Scotia, I got off the plane to be met with humid, rainy (though beautiful skies) 90 degree weather. This meant spending a lot of time indoors (not my favorite place), under air conditioning (who can be without it in this climate).
Friends had flown away for the summer (smart cookies) and I’m left looking at the void (my least favorite existential condition)…..After 2 months of enduring this state of mind, I remembered that I could reframe the situation (what opportunity has this time presented for me) and decide what to do with the information.
HELL BABY, No more summers here!!! (Honestly I can be such a slow learner…and I won’t tell you how many years it took to come to this conclusion). The decision feels right. I love to travel. And even though the doubts and fears can be seen peeking out sometimes, I will willingly and creatively deal with them. It’s yet another step in living my dream on the road of life.
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I, too, love to travel, but will leave my adventures to car and plane. You’re so bold to tackle your adventures on a bicycle. I think it’s great…and awesome that you have a way to tackle the physical pains, adverse weather conditions and fears with Tapping. I’d love to see more of that…maybe how you come up with what to say. Brave, bold…and a really cool post. BTW, I love Willie!
Thanks Kitt. Yes, Willie is one of my traveling gurus. Love his laid back approach. Particularly like him when he’s singing with The Traveling Willberries. And as for the mode of travel, I’m all about a variety (though cruising is not my cup of tea). Bike, plane, train, boat, foot..they all work for me. Why limit ourselves?