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Thoughts On Embarking

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‘Thoughts On Embarking’

In a post from yesterday, Embarking, I shared a wonderful quote from Alan Alda about the need to fully commit to journeys into new and strange things.

The man on the gang plank has his bag loaded as he heads for the boat.

He’s committed to the trip.

Alda is right – you can’t leave yourself safely on the shore when the unknown beckons.

Be bold! Have the nerve, Alda exhorts.

To give an example:

I don’t actually ever discuss the craft of blogging itself on Ebb Then Flood (plenty of people more expert than me do so) but embarking on this blogging journey just under two years ago is the sort of challenge that takes you with it once you actually have the gumption to start.

You can’t hold back, and you have to park that sense of self-doubt I suspect we all have, if you want to blog.

It’s certainly taken me to some strange places as I have, erm, pushed the boat out…

Similarly, I wish you boldness and new creative adventures.

– Andy L.

New Adventures

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So, off on the big bird to Great Britain and Spain today.

The thrill of the new ,and of an adventure half a world away beckons.

I really like this quote from Bill Bryson which neatly encapsulates why travel is so beneficial for you:

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted”

I expect to see plenty of things familiar to others, but novel to me, to feed this blog and hope to share them with you.

First things first, though….where the hell are my sleeping pills and earplugs for the 29 hour flight from New Zealand?