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Crossing the World… AGAIN
Inspired by Derek Sivers’ Blog
Sometimes it’s all about being inspired by someone else, and letting them lead you to something bigger. I was inspired by Derek Sivers’ wonderful post about life and was moved to add to his exploration. See more about his work below.
Derek writes about life as a continuing journey of, “crossing the world”.
“Cross the world four times.
First, in your teens or 20s, to take it all in. See it all, do it all, and learn. Get involved. Stay up all night talking with strangers, everywhere. Kiss and fall and promise to them all. Make lots of mistakes.
Cross the world the first time to fall in love.”- Derek Sivers, To read Derek’s full post, click here.
This hit home with me on many levels having done exactly what Sivers is talking about, save the last trip, which will probably end up being my 6th.
I would add another at the very beginning,
“Cross the world as a wide-eyed child, brazen and open to everything in front of you. Explore and play, ask strangers a million questions in foreign tongues only half-understood. Taste everything…
