STUCK...

So I've had this idea in my mind for the longest time, just sitting there brewing. Like a lot of people my age, I was working full time in a good company for several years that had all the benefits and perks an employee would wish for. And I was comfortable at my job and the paychecks I received every two weeks. It was enough for me to get by, and that's all we can really ask for in life.

The keyword here though, is "to get by." The truth was that I was not happy with what I was doing. I didn't want to just get by, I needed more and I needed to do something about it. I felt stuck, just spinning my tires in the same old place. All my life I had played it relatively safe, swimming into the deep end of the pool just enough to prove a point and then retreating back to the safety of the shallow end.

Eventually, the feeling overburdened me to the point where I could no longer take it. So I quit my job to do something spontaneous. For most normal minded people, quitting my job for no apparent reason probably seemed absurd without careful thought, or to put it simply: dumb. After all I was leaving a good job with good benefits at a time when good jobs are hard to come by.

In the beginning, I found myself defending my actions from those of educated reason by trying to justify that my action was carefully considered. I made excuses and pleaded my case for quitting. Eventually though, you realize that it doesn't really matter what other people think. There is no simple answer for why we do the things we do in life...and no one can really tell you what is right and what is wrong. The bottom line is, you have to follow your heart. What matters most is what makes you happy, and right now thinking about this trip is making me pretty damn happy!