i realized today that i have no idea who even reads this thing. i mean it could be total strangers, very far off connections, best friends, family… who knows? i thought about going back to having a private blog for a little while but decided against it. It made me a little nervous having a very public, for all the world to see, blog but then I realized that it doesnt really matter who gets to see the real me. It’s probably a very good thing. Its good that i cant fake it. I have no idea who reads the inner thoughts of me… and therefore i cant pretend to anyone, that im someone im not. I like that. I enjoy that kind of honesty. if you do read this blog… i invite you to comment every once and a while though. I love comments. who doesnt?
anyway…
Dan and I have really started to dig in with our trip planning. It’s beginning to take shape and i am really excited about heading out. I feel so much more confident about actually being able to complete this thing, now that we have Maine almost completely done. We have sponsors. We have experience. We have places to stay. I think this will be awesome. We got a blackberry tonight in hopes that we can stay more in touch, as well as do research on the trip without having to get to a library. That should really make things a lot easier. I cant wait to go actually. WOOHOO for adventure.
Speaking of adventure, I decided on a new life slogan for myself. I am in love with the idea of going for it. I love it when people, abandoning good reason and logic, go for thier dreams. I believe that is how most epic and amazing feats began afterall. Edison, Newton, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, etc etc etc… thanks to “going for it” we’ve got a lot more in our own live to appreciate. It’s my personal mission to let people in on a little secret… that they actually can do that “thing” that they have always wanted to do. I know its hard when youve got bills and kids and jobs and habits and expectations and etc etc etc BUT… i believe that STILL wouldn’t prevent most dreams from happening. I mean really, cut the cable tv. live with one car.. or a bike for that matter, dont buy new stuff that you like but dont need, dont go out to eat, save, and make it happen. It all depends on how bad you want it and how much you love your current comforts. I wont put up with the excuse of not being able to not shop… because if you know me, you know that spending almost no money up here in maine has been a ridiculous challenge of nearly epic proportions. It has been worth it though. I know it has. I love what we are doing and I love that we are making it happen.
So the life slogan is, after much review and many drafts, “Make it happen.”
thoughts? complaints? excuses?
do you and i share the same brain? lol. I’ve been thinking about many of these same kinds of things too. Go for your dreams, b/c life is tooooo short to not go after happiness. John and I have put certain things on hold in order to pursue our dreams as well. Anyways, I’m beyond proud of you and Dan for making your dreams happen, even if it means living a more simple life, budgeting better, and making plans… You go girl and life is amazing as it unfolds…
Btw, I always check my google reader RSS to see if you wrote. I always smile when I see that you blogged. just thought you should know, friend
i totally typed out an entire comment to you last night and it got lost in translation. lame. o.
anyhoo, i agree with you in these things; dreams don’t die because life changes. they simply adapt, or rather, we do, and if we adapt well, our dreams can come to pass. it might not be tomorrow for practicality’s sake, but “not now” doesn’t automatically mean “not-never”.
darin wants to become a guitar luthier. it has been a dream of his ever since he put it together in his head that guitars were awesome and somebody has to make them. we might be flat broke every month, but truth be known, we haven’t let his dream die. in small ways, he still gets to pursue it today and tomorrow, and by learning better how to budget, planning out to financially prepare for professional schooling and tools, we make his dream a hopefully soon-to-be reality.
that doesn’t even factor in the God-side of it. we thought moving to carolina would put the luthier dream further down the road since the professional school darin wants to go to is in michigan, but come to find out, there is a luthier at ZHOP (where we’ll be working) and he seems to be a friendly guy. if darin pulls a coach bombay, maybe he can make a friend, find some work, and get his hands-on professional training for free (or at least way cheaper!). who knew.
p.s. reading “I wont put up with the excuse of not being able to not shop… because if you know me, you know that spending almost no money up here in maine has been a ridiculous challenge of nearly epic proportions” from you made me so proud to know you. you’re doing it, friend. you’re really doing it. blessings… i can’t wait to see what comes out of all you and dan are sowing through your decisions and lives.
love you!