As the year comes to a close I thought it appropriate to offer my reflective insight on the past 365 days.
Naturally, we all ring each new year with optimistic thoughts of what we plan to do more of…, do better…, or do at all….but let’s be honest for a minute…. just like those 35 new gym members taking up all the treadmills In January that magically disappear 3 weeks later, our good intentions fall by the wayside pretty darn fast as life’s bumps and grinds get the better of us. It seems like many of our new years resolutions are like “roll-over” minutes that we never use, so we recycle them again and again.
For Nicole and I, it seems like the past year has been a culmination of several new years resolutions from years past that we finally decided to make good on all at once. Travel, Get New Jobs, Meet New People, and Challenge Ourselves Daily have been just a few of the successes that I am most proud to say we accomplished in 2009. I call it our “breakout” year because we took the initiative to step outside ourselves, our comforts and familiarities into a life that inspires us to grow every minute of everyday and its simply fantastic to finally be able to feel that way.
In the grander scheme however, this new year will hopefully bring about some positive changes in the world’s financial situation and pursuits of peace in places of warring and violence. I’m hopeful that individually, we have all found that the good of 2009 far outshined the bad as we countdown the final hours until 2010. As it’s been said far too many times I’m sure….make it your most amazing year yet everyone…have a Happy New Year!!!!
-adam
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had honest conversations about what they want from their lives.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life.
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