Go Wander

background photo by Steve on The Most Epic Trip

I came across this quote and had to put it into something more permanent than just a "favorites" file on my browser. I don't usually like quotes. They are too out there, so idealistic, an oversimplification of life. But when I came across this one, I thought hey- I actually did this, Mr. John Muir (and so did he). For once I could completely relate to a quote because I had lived it.

Not only did I live this, but I believe it's true. I mean, I don't know if I'm immortal yet, in earthly terms, but time did stand still while on this six month rock climbing journey across North America. Every day felt like a new life. Each 24 hour period brought entirely new things to learn. As soon as something became familiar, it changed and we began the process all over again.

Is my life longer because of it? Who knows. What I do know is brought life to my existence. It swept me up in purpose. It showed me the richness of experience. It will forever shape my life in some way because it changed my way of thinking. It changed what I need to be happy. There's so much amazing in the outside world, in the stories of people you meet, in the way the land changes as you travel, in the sky hitting the edge of the ocean- in everything you find as you go. Go do it. Go wander. I promise your life will be bigger.