How much do you like Mondays?

“When my father passed away 2 years ago, at his funeral no one talked about the cars he owned or things he bought. We talked about the trips we took and the things we did. Past family vacations and fishing trips were the first things which came to everyone’s mind.

In the final analysis, we are the sum total of our experiences. Who you are is what you’ve done.”

– Gary Arndt on The Top 10 Reasons to Travel Condensed Down Into One

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

– Joseph Campbell

Most people feel guilty about wanting what they want, and they feel foolish for wanting something impossible, and those censoring voices will bark like a pack of junkyard dogs, night after night. Don’t doubt your desire because it comes like a whisper; don’t think “If it were really important to me, I’d feel clearer about this, less conflicted.” My research didn’t show that to be true. The things we really want to do are usually the ones that scare us the most.

– What Should I Do With My Life? Po Bronson, Chapter 44.

You know, I don’t even know what I want to be when I grow up.

– Mom