Friday, February 12, 2010

Explore. Dream. Discover.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

This time next week I'll probably be having a nervous breakdown with only 12 hours before my objective really starts to become reality. Planning has taken awhile but with great support from Aussie & Nepali friends, its actually happening.

I keep thinking of what my Mum would be saying & can see her smile quite clearly. She'd be soooo envious and happy and proud! God, I miss her at times like this!

Now to the packing and decisions that accompany that task - especially when the trip isn't only for the usual few weeks. Questions, questions.... What can I NOT do without for 12 months? Will I be able to get....?(an endless list) Now, where did I put...? (another endless list) How many more lists can I write before I become totally confused? What will my first days alone in Ilam be like? etc etc etc

Strange how it's all about me now but in about 8 days time it will be all about others - which is what this adventure is all about. Away from the safe harbor of home, family & Aussie friends to the unknown waters & Nepali friends...


Now...back to the decision making ....
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10 comments:

  1. MichelleFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    I knew there was a blogger in you! Welcome to bloggerdom, great quote by Twain and LOVE that can follow your adventures online! My three favourite quotes about following your dreams:

    "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmoon

    "One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." Andre Gide

    "That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment." Dorothy Parker

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  2. AnneFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:15 PM

    Thanks Michelle. Love Dorothy's ....I think we should both adopt her philosophy!!!

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  3. andrewFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Fantastic Anne. I look forward to following your journeys. All the best with it.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 18, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    And Nat actually managed to sign in ... still can't manage to load a photo of me ... maybe in a few years time, there might even be a blogger in me!! Anne, I can't believe you have managed to set this up as well as do all the otehr stuff!!!
    Get to bed!

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  5. Chris FFebruary 19, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks for sharing Anne, just love the quotes and I look forward to following your adventures.

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  6. ClaireFebruary 19, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Thinking of you and wishing you "bon votage". Claire and Eion

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  7. ClaireFebruary 20, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    obviously we mean "bon voYage"!

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  8. MarkTFebruary 22, 2010 at 8:38 PM

    Hi Anne
    I've been thinking about you and am just wondering if you've arrived safely ?
    Take care
    Mark

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  9. claireFebruary 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Hi Anne - hope you've enjoyed your first week in Nepal. Can't wait to hear how it's all going.

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  10. claireMarch 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    Hi Anne - hope you get your computer and internet connections set up soon. I'm dying to know how you're getting on!

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