Inspiration

A friend of mine sent me an interesting article this morning... this guy was on the road 23 years!

Ramsey in Thailand

Gordon Ramsey in Thailand. Funniest moment when he tries to meditate. :)

Retired

Dad retired yesterday after 22 years working in Canada... he describes it as punishment. I hope he has an awesome retirement on the beach. :)

Instead

The Greatest Crime

Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

Based on this article, as a former hospice volunteer, I gotta say these are true... and worth reflecting on.

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

I would summarize these as follows:

1. Authenticity and BALLS.
2. FUN!
3. Openness.
4. Friendship.
5. Allowing.

Excited? Not really, not yet...

Lot of people say how excited I must be.... when I tell them my gauge is stuck at zero, I get puzzled looks.
I'm not excited for several reasons. There is still lot of loose ends to tie up, not to mention I work til the 27th.

I will be excited when...
1. closing day passes well and the house sale is FINAL FINAL.
2. the plane takes off.
3. I feel that warm, humid air on my skin when I touchdown in Bangkok and smell the air. :)

Til then, it's same old same old for me.... October in Canada. How exciting is that?