The Walk of All Walks

Currently, I am a college drop out. I am working two jobs. I pay my student loans on time, and rarely go out.

I am training to be a naturalist. I see many paths ahead of me, and all my goals upon paper.

Being 20 scares me. Being 20 in 2012, whatever may or may not happen, brings a sense of urgency.

So what do I do? Today at work, I was silently contemplating, and "Would you rather stay in comfort with a steady job and a guaranteed place to live, or risk going elsewhere, where it is all uncertain, to do something you dream of doing?" Phrasing it as if asking another 9-year-old at a sleepover helped me look at my decision outside of the cubic box I've thought myself into.

It all seems so clear, doesn't it?

...While synchronistic events and meetings verify the fact...

Burst out of the cushy comfort zone I have made for myself, and pursue dreams! Finish certifications and classes, move to colorado for a job, move to virginia for another, then move back in with the parents for a few months to prepare to hike the Appalachian Trail.

It's almost too easy.

Now we'll just have to see if I can do it. Hippiecrite vs. Accomplished person with radical ideals?

p.s. synchronistic events include: random calls from old friends, conversations with strangers, the happenstance of uncovering job opportunities when I'm not even looking.

p.p.s. photo1: http://www.purplemirage.net/blog_files/ChimneyRockJuly06.html

photo2: http://onestep2010.com/expedition/the-appalachian-trail/