Why now?
Why go on this adventure now? A question no one has actually asked me, but I have let my mind wander and can imagine some might be wondering…
When you look at what we’ve been told/sold as “the dream” and how life typically progresses, it doesn’t often include a 36 years young (hehehe) woman leaving the state she grew up in to wander and explore. Many have come to accept a job with benefits, a house, life partner, and a pet or kids or both as the “way things are” or “how things should go.” And I’m sure for some that absolutely is the dream! I am not knocking those things! If you know me at all, you know I very much believe YOU are the expert of your life and I trust you are making decisions to create the life you want :)
Oh look! It’s me loving NOT living “the dream”!
Aaaaaaaand. That particular dream, no matter how much I’ve tried, and oh I’ve tried, hasn’t felt quite right for me. At least not now. I’ve been spending the past few years digging into myself, who I am, what I want, and healing (soooo much healing) and the more I allow myself to explore and play, the more I realize there is so much more to discover. What better way, for me, to do this than on an adventure?!
So! Why now? Why take this adventure now? Deciding to take my daydream of cross country and beyond travels from a fun temporary scene in my mind to something I experience physically had to do with making the choice to honor myself. To be true to me. To love Whit. At 36 years young, I finally love myself so much that following the flow of my heart is what I want and choose to do.
With love and joy, Whit
