You Can Talk To Strangers And Other Lessons
“When I retire I want to travel!”
These were the words spoken by my son, Jack, as we drove through the Adirondack region of upstate NY on one of our walkabouts this summer.
“Jack, you do not have to wait until you retire!”
“You don’t?”
I am thrilled Jack loves travel and adventure! I am disappointed he already has come to believe you have to wait to follow your passions while you fill out the template of life. While I am living a walkabout lifestyle now, it wasn’t always this way. Life decisions and changes provided me the opportunity to find my own authentic path and passion for exploring my world. However, my experiences with my children, while numerous, have been safe and predictable adventures. Little by little I have been opening new doors for them to show them there is more to see than amusement parks and arcades. I don’t want them to follow a prescribed path and be stuck in a box. That didn’t work out so well for me and I suspect not for many of you either.
