LIFE FOR A LIFE

1. Y ou feel more rested and restored.
Getting away from everyday stress helps
restore both body and mind, and having new
experiences takes your mind away from the
day-to-day problems and allows it to
concentrate on taking in new sights, smells,
tastes and sounds. After a couple of days, you
can actually feel your body start to relax.
3. Y ou create quality time with loved ones.
With the hustle and bustle of everyday life,
we often forget to make time for quality
interactions with friends and family.
Traveling together allows you to share and
enjoy experiences together, plus it creates
precious memories that will be recalled
over and over again throughout the years
to come. Be sure to take pictures for visual
touchstones of special times.
5. Y ou learn new skills.
Travel itself creates new challenges and
enables you to expand your skill set. In
addition, trying new things such as Italian
cooking school, water skiing or ziplining
stretches your physical or mental aptitude
and gives you both enjoyment and
confidence at the same time.
7. Y ou see the world through fresh eyes.
Getting out into the world lets you see ways
of life that may be different from your own.
When you immerse yourself in the local
culture and see how others live, it puts your
life into perspective. Somehow, your
problems don’t seem so overwhelming any
more.
2. You get to play.
We have far too little play in our lives, so
travel lets us channel our inner child and
see the world with fresh eyes. Do
something you haven’t done since
childhood, like ride a carousel or swim in
the cool blue ocean. You’ll find yourself
smiling as the stress melts away.
4. You find yourself again.
When you’re out in the world, you see
things in a new light, and with the
stimulation of new surroundings, you can
often have flashes of inspiration or insights
into your own soul. You might be inspired
to renew your interest in painting after
visiting a gallery or sitting by a mountain
lake, or you might remember a longforgotten
goal that suddenly becomes a
new focus.
6. You have more time to think.
Plan time to “do nothing” when you travel.
Sit on a mountaintop, go fishing, bask in
the sunshine or take a long nap. Let your
mind wander as you reflect, meditate or
dream. You’ll find yourself generating new
ideas from your random thoughts.
That is why we need travel. If we don’t
offer ourself to the unknown,our senses
dull. Our world becomes small and we lose
our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to
the horizon, our ears don’t hear the sounds
around us. The edge is off our experience,
and we pass our days in a routine that is
both comfortable and limiting. We wake up
one day and find that we have lost our
dreams in order to protect our days.
Kent Nerburn