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How Traveling Around the Country in a Bus For a Year Taught 2 Shrinks Not to Settle in Life
"We discovered the importance of living now"
How Traveling Around the Country in a Bus For a Year Taught 2
Shrinks Not to Settle in Life
By: Doreen Orion
When my
husband Tim announced he wanted to “chuck it all” and travel around the country
in a converted bus for a year, I gave this profound and potentially
life-altering notion all the thoughtful consideration it deserved.
“Why
can’t you be like a normal husband with a midlife crisis and have an affair or
buy a Corvette?” I demanded, adding, “I will never, ever, EVER, not in a million
years, live on a bus.”
We’re
both psychiatrists, but he’s obviously the better shrink, for we soon set forth
with our two querulous cats, sixty-pound dog – and no agenda – in a
340-square-foot bus.
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1 We learned how not to put off our dreams.
2 We discovered the importance of living now.
3. We grew to understand we had to pare down our lifestyle, so that we could spend
more time with the people we love – instead of the things we love.
4 We recognized how comfortable – too comfortable – our lives had become. Many of us
work so hard year after year. Then, one day, we wake up and wonder, “Is this all
there is?” We hadn’t realized the importance of continuing to challenge and
stretch ourselves.
Yes, we
had our share of disasters on the trip including:
But, the adventures and misadventures helped us
grow. They shook things up and added a certain “spark” that we didn’t even
realize was missing. Although I had to be dragged kicking and screaming on the
trip (I’m sort of the Elizabeth Gilbert Antichrist in that respect), it was so
transformational, that by the time we returned, I was the one who suggested we
sell our house so we can full time. So, don’t forget that you too, should add
some spice to your life. It will help you keep growing, something we all need to
do our entire lives. Don’t put off your dreams any longer. Discover the
importance of living now. And, don’t settle in life, at work, or in
relationships.
About the
Author:
Psychiatrist Doreen Orion is an award-winning writer and
author of the hilarious
QUEEN OF THE ROAD.
The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a
Husband, and a Bus With a Will of Its Own. It’s been called, “Eat, Pray, Love
– without the depression,” by Denver Magazine and “A Charles-Kuralt-Albert
Brooks-style romp…. Required Reading,” by the New York Post. For funny
videos of their adventures, podcasts, and to read the entire first chapter of
her book, go to
http://www.QueenOfTheRoadTheBook.com
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