I drove 36 hours!
In 2017, I drove from Tampa Florida, to Ontario, Canada. I was about to be 19 years old, and I hadn't seen my mother for a year. I missed her very much, but also I wanted so badly to show her my car that I bought myself cash, I didn't even think to worry about how long the road would be. In retrospect, I know now it was my way of showing her that I was okay and I can take care of myself. Lucky for me, due to Hurricane Irma at the time, my job gave us a paid week off.
"This is my chance!" I thought. Without giving, it another single thought I was already on the road, and on my way. I had so much fun on my way there. I even stopped at my best friend's house for a night in Maryland. However, when I got there, I only stayed for a day.
I drove 18 hours worth of driving over two days, and when I saw my mother, I only stayed for a day. Now there're many reasons why I couldn't stay longer that I don't wish to share, but needless to say the drive back was brutal! and not many months later my car broke down.
I learned a lot on that trip... Spending so much time alone in a confined space gave me a lot of time to think. That trip, now that I think about it, wasn't just about going to see my mother. That trip was more about me stepping away from what was considered the normal in my life, so I could find myself.
Yes, there was a lot of pro's and con's, but even the con's were a pro, because they taught me something.
Was the drive easy? Yes, and no.
The actual manual labor of driving itself, to me is easy. The true distinction, is my mindset when performing this task.
When I was driving to Canada, I was excited, happy, and I couldn't wait to see my mom. I enjoyed the scenery, I made stops at very beautiful places to fill up my gas tank, I enjoyed the peaceful quiet, and I enjoyed the conversations I had in my mind with myself.
All that was the total opposite when I was driving back home. Matter of fact, I didn't even enjoy my time at my parent's house like I thought I would, because I was too busy stressing about going back. That energy stayed with me, and I felt it. It's like all the energy I had got sucked out of me. My mindset was very negative, and it affected my body, my mood, my trip back, just everything!
My point is, the journey at Wealthy Affiliate is all about your mindset. This platform is a tool. The coolest thing about it is it's the only tool you need. If you use WA wisely, you can do great things. Remember there's no pressure, all you have to do is take the training and apply what you learn. The work you do within a year of using this tool, will set you up for life! Life is long despite the death rate, so enjoy the journey, and remember learning is fun! Writing articles that will help people is fun! Learning how to build a business and then applying your own creative touches to it is fun!
My story is just one example of the journey many of us go through. Maybe not at that extreme :) but life is all about pro's, and con's. There's always going to be things that we like, and things that we don't like. We should appreciate them both, because all it is doing is teaching us about ourselves. The pro's and con's itself is actually not a pro or con at all, it just is because you choose to see it that way.
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For some one we love; for the things we want to succeed in, we have to make the time to take that journey to get closer.
Thank you for the good post.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read it and give me feedback.