“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” -Anais Nin

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” -Anna Quindlen

Don’t be afraid of doing something uncharacteristic.  If life is dull, take a step down a different path.  I’m not saying quit your job, become a hippy and live in a tent the rest of your life.  Quite frankly, that job is necessary for most people to travel in the first place.  All I’m saying is try to live more fully.  Forego buying that cute pair of shoes or the newest cell phone that just came out five minutes ago and put a few dollars every paycheck into a travel fund.  Once you have enough to play with, look into a few destinations, read travel guides and blogs, and when you’re ready, buy a ticket.  The ticket could be to a new city, state, country or continent.  Your happiness will grow and your life will expand just for giving it a try, regardless of the number of miles you travel.

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