An epiphany…travel world here I come!
Why Wait? Maintaining “Stuff”?
I do my clearest thinking from the back of my hubby’s Harley. A couple days ago we took a ride to Dayton to show one of our rentals. It hit me…an epiphany! Finally my journey of the last year has brought me to a crossroads, where two roads converged.
I’ve been trying hard to listen to God, look for signs and just wait for the perfect job. I hoped it would be in travel and involve writing. These are two natural passions of mine. Yet, nothing was coming to me. Not for a lack of trying either! No matter how much I strive for and put myself in “jobs” that weren’t really suited for me, I felt a nudge to wait.
In the meantime, I have used my time following some of the most fascinating people who are living out my dream. One family in particular has really inspired me. The Soultravelers3 are a “Digital Nomadic Family”. I love their blog on this awesome adventure they are on traveling Europe for the past five years. Reading his blog post How to do Extended Travel and Mini-retirements,Da Vinci quotes Ralph Potts, “travel does not really costs that much, maintaining stuff does.” I can not get that statement off my mind.
Jeff and I have been discussing our plans after children. In our minds, we have two years left. Our daughter graduates this year. Our son is due to graduate in two years. After he graduates, we have been toying with the idea of Jeff applying for a travel radiology job that would allow us to experience a new place every six months or so.
What hit me hard the other day was the question…why wait? Two separate ideas came to me. One…why not start selling the “stuff” we have to maintain, mainly my car. Two…why not allow our son to do the digital academy for the remaining two years of high school? I wouldn’t say my hubby was blind sided by this epiphany. He is all for it! We have previously home educated our children. That isn’t a stretch. Our son has actually been begging us to allow him to do the digital academy. He would gain so much from traveling with us for two years and could take his lap top “school” with him as we travel.
I am placing an ad on Craig’s list today for my car. This step would have not even been considered a year ago. In fact I held so tight to my big historic home on Scioto St. and my fast Honda with sun roof and heated leather seats. To some extent I have neglected the most precious relationships with my children in an attempt to work and maintain these treasures. Now after a journey that has been at times heartbreaking and excruciating, I can release the “stuff” and embrace a new adventure. I am excited that a road to explore my passion for travel and a path once traveled with home education has converged into a “job” I can love. The waiting is worth it! A beautiful epiphany…travel world here I come!
