as i'm thinking of my next journey...

excerpts from the book "into the wild" by jon krakauer which i instantly fell in love with....

"i'd like to repeat the advice i gave you before, in that i think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing or been too hesitant to attempt.  so many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.  the very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.  the joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.  if you want to get more out of life, ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy.  but once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty."

"don't settle down and sit in one place.  move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.  you are still going to live a long time, ron, and it would be a shame if you did not take the opportunity to revolutionize your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience."

"you will see things and meet people and there is much to learn from them.  and you must do it economy style, no motels, do your own cooking, as a general rule spend as little as possible and you will enjoy it much more immensely."

only on page 58 of a 203 page book... these are the people who inspire me to travel... to get out and see the world.  and i thank them, because the world is awesome and amazing.  thank you chris mccandless for being a free spirit and following your heart and passion to see something outside the norm.  and jon krakauer for putting the pieces together so that i could read about it.  it's kinda the modern day "on the road".