One Year Later

"I should like to spend the whole of my in life traveling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend afterwards at home." — William Hazlitt



Michael Keaton did a movie in the 90's called Multiplicity, and there is seldom a day that goes by that I don't think of that damn movie and the idea behind it. Brief summary: a man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated. Sounds perfect ay? Some of us find ourselves wanting to do so much yet we don't have enough time in the day or love to give all the different things we are interested in. This is exactly why choosing a significant other to spend the rest of your life with is called 'settling down'; because we decide to relax and settle on just one person instead of chasing all the other love interests we may have in our life. Choices are a pain to make, arent they?

Well this is what is on my mind today; not the chasing love interests part, but the fact that sometimes in order to get the most out of something it is best to put all of our focus into that task; directing 100% of our focus and energy on that one idea. Far too often I am asked, "Well what are you going to do next," but thats the anxiety of life, its always about whats next...why not just about whats going on right now? I am so focused and dedicated to what I am doing at most moments that I rarely consider what's next. It may or not be a good thing, I guess its just the way I 'tick'; enjoying the moments as they come and disregarding them as they pass.

This year has taken me all over; literally and metaphorically. From skipping rocks in Italy to snorkeling in Malaysia; from meeting new people to ignoring old friends...haha, life has been good and I decided to take a year off to get some stuff out of my system before I try to settle down and start something of a 'normal life'; much rather sit down in some business office knowing I had a fulfilling year than sit there and crave the open road and underpriced massages. I had an opportunity to give myself a good time and take a break, so I took it. In this land of opportunity we can not regret the things we do...only the things we did not. I made sacrifices and put a lot of things on hold to pursue a new happiness, but I am forever thankful for the chance and where my traveling took me and my mind.

--First I learned how to travel, then I traveled to learn.--

Whats next?

This is what freedom sounds like:
No need to trump the past or overwhelm myself with thinking of the future...I am alive, healthy, and ready to make the most out of the life I choose for myself...and maybe invest some money in that whole cloning thing.


"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain