I had dinner last night with a woman who lives by her own rules. I was enthralled. She wants to live on a sailboat. We compared notes of sail boats and small RV’s. The difference is, she has the courage and self-empowerment to actually go through with it. She has done similar things in her past. She lived in a 10ft trailer for over 5 years, living off-grid in the middle of the woods on her own piece of property.
Why can’t I find that courage within myself? I have already found a rather easy path to try it out. I buy a fully self-contained small RV \ large Van and still keep my current job. Moving around the city that I know so well, parking in neighborhoods with busy on-street parking and staying at various friends driveways. Rotating the overnight stays to once a month so there was at least 1-2 per week. If it was something I could handle, I could move forward with true independence and travel. If the small space and lack of possessions didn’t work for me, I sell the Van/RV and move back into an apartment. The only loss would be furniture and knick-knacks.
I feel like I’ve written that same exact paragraph many times before. Ugh.
Some people jump head first into the lake, others of us tiptoe in testing the water as we go. I always tiptoe and have learned to live with that is who I am because I do go regardless.
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of this quote, which you've probably read before, but here it is, anyway: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
ReplyDeleteSome attribute it to Twain, but I'm not so certain....
I'll be 64 in 3 days...Teresa is right!!!
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