Wise words indeed:
"Even the longest journey must begin where you stand" Lau Tzu (or sit at your computer)
But I think, so often, that first step is taken in our minds.
You are in the company of many here who are doing the same as yourself. Some have already done so
and are the path finders setting the example for the rest of us. Others are getting ready by outfitting
their rigs to embark and the rest are at some stage of researching or reading about this lifestyle choice
to see if they could step up to the challenges of such an adventure.
It isn't easy to leave a life and friends you were comfortable being with behind to willingly pursue
a new and uncertain life. The prevailing wisdom would suggest that it's just crazy to even think about
doing something like that. But, today we have Cell Phones with unlimited plans where we can stay in touch,
photo hosting galleries where we can post photos for our friends back home to see what all we are doing,
and loads of free website host and blog host where we can keep a record for our loved ones so that they
can all be with us in spirit. We can even post our video on Youtube so that they can feel like they are there with us. With these tools and resources our friends back home may turn from thinking we are crazy to admiring our courage.
I'm living at my own home right now, but have traveled in the past and would like to return to traveling
and living a minimalist off grid life. A life where I don't constantly feel like I owe someone some kind of payments for utilities, taxes, insurances, home upkeep, or other community services. A life scaled down
to where one (or two) people aren't so wasteful or sedentary and can enjoy a more active and healthy
manner of living.
Prepare well, and enjoy.
