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Eat pray slay
Discloser: Embarking on a world journey with a backpack and myself. Plan to be traveling for a year or so and have started in Buenos Aires.
At times I feel deeply moved to understand more about who I am.
I’ve noticed over these years how my mind tends to work but even when the same emotions or thoughts arise, they still cause a feeling that certify as discomfort.
I’m sitting on the plane, with discomfort, as I embark on a journey that has recently taken trend. It’s a courageous, lonely, resilient, scary, and exciting chapter of my life.
As I plan to travel the world for a year (longer or shorter) I notice a lot of insecurities arise as I’ve been on this almost 11-hour flight. :/
All I wanted was to get on the plane and land to begin my journey. But now with 38 minutes left of my flight, there’s a part of me that doesn’t want the plane to land. Why are we like this?
I know I’m strong enough but there’s doubt. I know I’m aware enough but there’s doubt. There is so much that is going to happen over this next year. There will be rainbows as well as tears and diamonds as well as rocks. I don’t know what I’m getting myself into but I do know this: I know this is exactly what I should be doing. Despite the doubt, temporary discomfort, and sturdy examples of my past/how everything truly works out…