Put three lines of three dots each on your paper. Connect all nine dots using only four straight lines. Your pen should not have to leave the paper. The dots should look something like this:
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Can you do it? the “9-dot exercise” instructs people to connect all nine dots, using 4 straight lines, without lifting your pen/pencil from the paper. But, how does it apply to how we are living?
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I have had some big inspirations. I have had some great role models. Bankers, Marines, neighbors, Anti-War activists, Priests, students and children. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins...philosophers.
In travel in particular, I have met some great people, had some fun times, been inspired.
I have also become sloth, jaded, prejudicial.
I have gained weight, smoked a lot, drank too much, lost time.
Whatever you think you may be leaving you never do... you bring yourself and your baggage with you. If you are traveling as a team, friends, couple, family, get ready to be seriously tested.
Once I lived on the most exclusive island, in the richest nation, in the most prime town. This was the vacation Olympics. It was not at all unheard of for people to pay $50k a week, $300k a month. And this was happening twenty five years ago, and the houses they came plain, no servants, no bonuses.
And the majority of the guests came if they came as couples or families came totally unprepared. And if this was a singles retreat either there would be the left over 80's of burnout-to-fadeaway or the folks stayed so keyed up, so perpetually over stimulated and over high that it was the year's apex. Success.
Most of the nicest house I saw were filled with perfectly nice, civilized families, who had ZERO idea how to be alone together, far fewer ideas on what would make them happy, no experience being a family unit, and either immediately separated for the time spent 'vacationing' or fought ceaselessly.
Like I said, far fewer succeeded. And, I had not ever heard that vacations and travel were really just supposed to be about status. You only share the happy photogenic stories of paradise. It's competitive.
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So how do we improve on that.... seems easy. Either take it easy and relax with what your given. Or, make something better happen. Thus we have eco-tourism. voluntourism, educational tours, and philanthropic and NGO based Service work abroad. All of which I think get you a bang for the buck.
Like I said earlier, test, sample, try out your travel dreams, read, write, vision and prepare to succeed.
Not trying to scare you. Try and get into a good place. Find time to practice family life at home first.
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Can you do it? the “9-dot exercise” instructs people to connect all nine dots, using 4 straight lines, without lifting your pen/pencil from the paper. But, how does it apply to how we are living?
.....
I have had some big inspirations. I have had some great role models. Bankers, Marines, neighbors, Anti-War activists, Priests, students and children. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins...philosophers.
In travel in particular, I have met some great people, had some fun times, been inspired.
I have also become sloth, jaded, prejudicial.
I have gained weight, smoked a lot, drank too much, lost time.
Whatever you think you may be leaving you never do... you bring yourself and your baggage with you. If you are traveling as a team, friends, couple, family, get ready to be seriously tested.
Once I lived on the most exclusive island, in the richest nation, in the most prime town. This was the vacation Olympics. It was not at all unheard of for people to pay $50k a week, $300k a month. And this was happening twenty five years ago, and the houses they came plain, no servants, no bonuses.
And the majority of the guests came if they came as couples or families came totally unprepared. And if this was a singles retreat either there would be the left over 80's of burnout-to-fadeaway or the folks stayed so keyed up, so perpetually over stimulated and over high that it was the year's apex. Success.
Most of the nicest house I saw were filled with perfectly nice, civilized families, who had ZERO idea how to be alone together, far fewer ideas on what would make them happy, no experience being a family unit, and either immediately separated for the time spent 'vacationing' or fought ceaselessly.
Like I said, far fewer succeeded. And, I had not ever heard that vacations and travel were really just supposed to be about status. You only share the happy photogenic stories of paradise. It's competitive.
.....
So how do we improve on that.... seems easy. Either take it easy and relax with what your given. Or, make something better happen. Thus we have eco-tourism. voluntourism, educational tours, and philanthropic and NGO based Service work abroad. All of which I think get you a bang for the buck.
Like I said earlier, test, sample, try out your travel dreams, read, write, vision and prepare to succeed.
Not trying to scare you. Try and get into a good place. Find time to practice family life at home first.
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