In less than a year, I have lost two associates to death: one, a beautiful and talented 34-year-old woman who died suddenly from a brain aneurysm; another, a 33-year-old father of two, who died from a heart attack. These sudden unexpected deaths only affirm my belief in living every moment as if it's my last.
These events fuel my desire to see more, do more, and experience more--to travel more!! Too often, I hear people say, "We plan to wait and travel when we retire." I choose not to. There are no guarantees that I will live to retirement, or if I do, that I will be healthy and able to travel. I don't live by "what if's," yet I don't believe in putting off to tomorrow what I can do today. I want to have the energy to travel, the youthfulness to try new things, and the endurance to do it more than once.
Seeing other parts of the world, tasting their foods, and being a part of their lives has enriched my life wholly. So much so, that I have become purposeful about revisiting places I've already been, and making new discoveries in new locations.
So why wait? Select a destination, set a date, and go! Either way you look at it, life is too short not to.
