Here’s five for Friday…on Wednesday
the silver path less travelled…
EB and I are always talking about one day… that mythical time when we take the plunge and go off on our golden gap year to cycle through Europe or travel around Australia.
But (and there’s always a ‘but’) there are so many reasons (excuses) why we can’t shake off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbour…
Here are our ‘bowlines’ – maybe you recognise some of them?
- Employment – we can’t give up our businesses just yet, it would be too hard to start again or get another job, and we have to keep earning…
- Money – we need to pay down debt, sell our properties, eat, save to support ourselves in our old age so we’re not a burden on our…
- Family – because being FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) parents and grandies sounds fun and exotic but it’s heart wrenching being away for a long…
- Time – because we never have enough of it, our schedules are crazy, it’s never quite the right time, and…
- What if… we throw our lives up in the air and it all comes crashing down in a heap, and we can’t rebuild it and we live to regret it.
But that’s the point, isn’t it?
Regrets. In the end, we would regret NOT doing it, which would define us more than money or business – or existing for our family (who want us to do it, if only so we’ll shut up about it).
So when I look at our list of bowlines (reasons or excuses), they seem pretty lame really.
Even family, because how inspiring would it be to know your parents or grandparents were out there in the world somewhere, living the life they’d imagined?
How much nicer to arrive bearing gifts, and leave while they’re still clapping…?
Perhaps the real questions are: Do you want to keep earning money to pay for a lifestyle you don’t want? And if not now…when?
What’s holding you back from your adventures?
Flight path 