The hardest part of a journey is before the journey even takes place. Right now I am slowly saving up money that will ultimately go toward plane tickets, hostels and food. It's a constant struggle everyday trying to stay positive. With a little over 3 months to go before the trip would begin, I find myself constantly second guessing myself. Should I go back to Los Angeles? Will this trip to New Zealand help me find what I'm looking for? Is there anything to find out there?
At this point, I honestly don't need a vacation. I'm not stressed or burnt out. If anything I'm the most energized I've been in years. So why do this trip then? My main motivation for going is because I feel like I may never have an opportunity like this again. Believe me, if someone told me that I would have a 6 month break from work in a year or two then I probably wouldn't go. But that's not reality. In reality I'm going to get locked down again and could easily not have a chance to do something like this for years and years. You never know what's going to happen. So at the moment I can go...and for that reason I should. I'm at square one and nows the time.
This is what I keep telling myself when I get pressured by peers about getting my shit together. I've been in their world, it's time to see this new one before anything else.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
"Then What?"
"Then What?"
It's what I've been hearing since I've started telling people that I was going to move to New Zealand. It's almost comical now. Their responses might as well be in a robot voice...it's all the same.
Me - "I'm going to New Zealand."
Them - "Why?"
Me - "Why not?"
Them - "What are you going to do there?"
Me- "Travel around the country, work odd jobs and have a good time."
Them - "Then what? Then what are you going to do?"
I'm sure a lot of you have had this conversation before. I've had people tell me that I shouldn't go over there because I'd be "spinning my wheels". Spinning my wheels? What the hell are we doing at a job we hate for years and years? Making money for the future? Saving towards retirement? What we'd be saving for is something we can do right now. The problem is that our society wants us to rush into a career so fast that we never get the chance to figure out what we really want to do. There is a common fear for not having a plan. Ask anyone who's older and they'll say that things didn't go according to plan. I say embrace the fear and take your time. You can always make money...you might not always be free and have no commitments.
I try to remind myself that one day I'm going to die. It motivates me to do things that I might not do in my comfort zone. When people forget that they are mortal it makes it easier to settle in mediocrity and forget about dreams and passions. Think of dreams like you would another life. There are some dreams that can die pretty quickly. How about one like living in a foreign country? New Zealand's working holiday visa age limit is 30 years old. There are probably ways to get around this but what if you have a family, debt, job or a lease? It's pretty easy to kill that dream.
The next time someone says "then what?" just reply with the same question about their "plan". Then when they respond with their usual banter send them to this blog.
What are your dreams and are they living or dying?
It's what I've been hearing since I've started telling people that I was going to move to New Zealand. It's almost comical now. Their responses might as well be in a robot voice...it's all the same.
Me - "I'm going to New Zealand."
Them - "Why?"
Me - "Why not?"
Them - "What are you going to do there?"
Me- "Travel around the country, work odd jobs and have a good time."
Them - "Then what? Then what are you going to do?"
I'm sure a lot of you have had this conversation before. I've had people tell me that I shouldn't go over there because I'd be "spinning my wheels". Spinning my wheels? What the hell are we doing at a job we hate for years and years? Making money for the future? Saving towards retirement? What we'd be saving for is something we can do right now. The problem is that our society wants us to rush into a career so fast that we never get the chance to figure out what we really want to do. There is a common fear for not having a plan. Ask anyone who's older and they'll say that things didn't go according to plan. I say embrace the fear and take your time. You can always make money...you might not always be free and have no commitments.
I try to remind myself that one day I'm going to die. It motivates me to do things that I might not do in my comfort zone. When people forget that they are mortal it makes it easier to settle in mediocrity and forget about dreams and passions. Think of dreams like you would another life. There are some dreams that can die pretty quickly. How about one like living in a foreign country? New Zealand's working holiday visa age limit is 30 years old. There are probably ways to get around this but what if you have a family, debt, job or a lease? It's pretty easy to kill that dream.
The next time someone says "then what?" just reply with the same question about their "plan". Then when they respond with their usual banter send them to this blog.
What are your dreams and are they living or dying?
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