Using the #happychallenge to spread the peace and love to the Steemit community.
Yesterday, many of my friends returned home from post-graduation trips around the globe. We had some who went to the far reaches of the world (Indonesia/Australia), some who went to Europe, and some who just made it around the U.S. via an old rickety van.
Last night we all came together with a few tasty beers and sat around a fire in my backyard to share our the stories of our individual journeys.
The main theme that arose from everyone's stories was that they had a heightened sense of calm regarding their lives and where to go from here. While traveling around the world, many of us ventured without a plan and took it one minute at a time. It was much different than how we grew up. Every minute of our lives to this point had been predetermined. Go to gradeschool. Go to highschool. Go to college.
But now things have changed. It's the first time in all of our lives where the next chapter is unwritten. We all got our first taste of that while traveling. Everyday was a new adventure and we had no idea what was going to be in store. The best part about this....everyone is perfectly okay with it.
But all-in-all, this gave me that warm and tingly feeling afterwards. To see how far we've come, as friends and as individuals, is something wonderful to behold. No where to go but up.
