The Ultimate Freedom

Wars have been fought in the name of freedom. freedom from tyranny, freedom from oppression, freedom from persecution.

Your personal need for freedom may not be on that level or scale, but I would argue that personal freedom is one of the most important feelings in life. Being able to do what you want, whenever you want. There is no other feeling quite like it.

Sometimes we have more freedom than we think, but we don't realise it.

This is where travel helps.

Quite often we get caught up in our usual routines. We get pigeonholed into being the person that others expect us to be, and we act in that same old predictable way because... well... it's just easier that way, and after all even if we do try to change what we do, our friends and relatives will usually shame us back into the old way of being. It ain't easy to change…

Travel changes all that.

Solo travel is preferable as it will really get you out of your comfort zone, but even if you can't manage that, or are not yet ready to take that leap, you can find ways to have a morning or afternoon off by yourself to try something new.

If you are away from your normal routine and the people you normally socialise with you can be who you want to be.

Why not experiment a bit.

Try being Mr or Mrs Brave. Do something that would normally scare you and pretend you can do it. Put yourself in a new and positive state when facing your travel challenges. You will be amazed at what you can achieve, survive and cope with. It is almost guaranteed that you are currently functioning well below your potential.

Grab that freedom while you can. It's right there for you now and you don't even have to fight for it.