Entry 931 - Traveling Is a Balancing Act
Entry 931 - September 30th, 2021 (Wrote this while in the midst of traveling all over Europe from August to December) Traveling is learning to balance the predictability with the unpredictability. It’s learning to balance stability with instability. It’s learning to be okay when things don’t go as planned and, instead of reacting negatively to the unpredictable, learning to embrace it with love and appreciation for the growth it provides. Some days you might make your train. Other days, you may miss it by a couple of seconds. There might be weeks when you meet amazing friends who become like family and change your life for the better. At the same time, you could meet the most challenging people who have no desire to truly help you but use you relentlessly for their own gain. Whether that’s someone trying to lie to the police about you to get out of paying because they ran out of money, or a person on the street who steals all your valuables. At the end of the day, you cannot predict ev...