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A special
thanks
goes
out to the following:
Another thanks goes out to Doyon, my work, for hanging in there and keeping me employed when I had two broken arms and when my mom passed away all within the same time frame.
but will be sending me care packages along the way of bicycle parts, toilet paper, and other various items!
Special mention and appreciation goes out to Gordy Evans, who was the first to contribute to my endeavor in his own special way. Kudos Dude! Who also, inadvertently, made me realize that this decision is so right for me that I haven't even had second thoughts. May life bring you happiness, hope, vitality and laughter, peace and prosperity, and above all good, everlasting health.
This is a very special Thank you to Maryet and Hans who were there for me so many times when I ran into trouble. Thanks you guys! And they really have a great B&B too! |
The following are some of my favorite quotes:
It's a long road between the shot you just called and the target you're so sure you can hit. Thinner Than Thou Book by Kit Reed
The difference between dreamers and doers is that doers don't see obstacles; they see opportunities, and they go for it. The best we can do for ourselves is strive to be both. Unfortunately, I think we're often stopped from doing because we get weighted down with negative thoughts. We start thinking that if we take a chance and do something people might talk about us or judge us. We are burdened by the weight of self-consciousness and we're burdened by the weight of fear and we somehow lull ourselves into believing that not doing or not trying is more comfortable. That kind of thinking is paralyzing and doesn't allow us to be the original piece of art that each one of us is.
The book called Under Construction by Jackie Guerra
Each generation has it's own priorities.
I would describe myself as a self-isolated dreamer with (for lack of a better word at the moment) self-defeating tendencies through food. Overeat, overweight. Will I do nothing but dream and eat my days away? -Anonymous
My energy is consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. I foresee that this will continue to be my future as well. How dispiriting, perhaps I can do something to affect this outcome. -Anonymous
I would rather be doing something that I
love and that makes me happy than doing
something that was killing me with boredom and depression.
One of the heaviest constraints we all go through before setting off is to psychologically prepare ourselves for the daunting fact of leaving home and what's known in order to cross your country's outer borders into what awaits out there. Trust me, reading about other people's cases over the internet forums acclimatizes your mind and cushions down the impact of it all. Read about it, get familiar with it, check out other people's opinions. It helped me a lot.
Don't be afraid if you think something has been said before, it has, and better. Big whoop. Say it anyway using your own words as honestly as you can. Just let it out. From an article on blogging by Tony Pierce.
-Jeff-
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