S/O to the Catalyst’s Insert Cliché Metaphor and Maryann’s Despite Everything, I Believe peope are Really good at heart. Didn’t give you guys props last time. That’s what happens when you don’t proof read.
As I wait at the airport to board my plane to embark on the smartest and craziest thing I have ever done, it occurs to me that I will be doing a lot of waiting on my trip. Hours have already been consumed in the days leading up to this trip by waiting. Doctor´s office, passport agency, ticket confirmations etc.
It has occurred to me that I have done little to be productive during the times I wait, trapped in my own boredom. Most of the time I either day dream, listen to music, or write. The first is unproductive for obvious reasons but most importantly because it takes me out of the moment and does not allow me to truly enjoy it, whether I am in a doctor´s office or surfing on a beach. This will be the hardest to overcome as I will be spending more hours than I can count on a bus getting from place to place. The second I will not be doing much of, save for the occasional street performers and night clubs. I will not be using my I pod as detachment from technology is a condition I have set for myself while traveling.
I have come to believe that the time I spend waiting is just as important as the time I spend swimming, zip lining, or learning. It is those moments I wait I can choose to be productive. Reflecting on the people I meet and everything I experience is important. The reflection on the past and planning of the future all while attempting to stay in the moment will be a difficult balance as I make my way from experience to experience. The small, single, beds I await tomorrow in being the only constant but sights, sounds, and people constantly in flux.
How I grow as a person will be the most important aspect of my trip from, forgettable beds and bus trips to memorable actions and people. While I wait I can decide whether I will allow myself to be governed by past mistakes and limited experiences or I can take the opportunity to change and dictate where things go from this moment on.
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