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What Do You Want Out Of Your Life?

Pack your bag and let's go.

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What Do You Want Out Of Your Life?

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Dear friend,

Have you ever thought about your dreams? Like where you want to go? Where you see yourself in a couple of years? What you plan to do? Who you want to travel that with? I know I have. There are so many journeys and adventures to jump into. So many wonders of the world to discover and explore. So many different foods and cultures to taste. So many different books and melodies to find. And it'd be amazing to get to do everything... We all have these different goals in life. We all have our own meanings in life. And deep down, we all have this one thing, that if we get to it; our life will seem complete... And we know that if we get there, we'll be happy. That even if we don't get to reach our other dreams; at least we got the one we really wanted.

What is that dream to you? Hm...? To visit New York, London, Paris, or anywhere else, and see it all? To end the world of poverty and give everybody a chance at life? To look at your bucket list and begin checking off the things you want to do before you die? Regardless of any of these goals, isn't there one that you truly want no matter what? There's gotta be just one. The one that you are always imagining in your head. And when you get there, it'll be amazing; but don't rush it because that would be boring. For me, I just want a simple life. A life in the suburbs, where I have a wife that I love, and we get the beauty of raising kids together. Where we both live close enough to the city for the jobs we are passionate about, and it doesn't have to pay much; just enough to get us going. Where we may have pets to create a lifelong experience for our kids to grow up with. Where our families both live close enough, so that we could get together to enjoy one another's company during the holidays. And we would sit beside each other during the sunset, gazing into the shadows of light, fading as the sun sets. We would talk about anything and everything, and eventually get to our life and dreams... until the moon peaked over, and the stars filled the night sky.

And there's so much more that I would hope to do... But if I can reach this one dream, I would be happy. I would be happy to know that I can die with the one thing that I truly wanted. I would be happy to know that even if I may not reach my other dreams as much as I would like to, at least I have this one. And that's really all I want... Everything else is just the cherry on top. Well what about you? Isn't there one thing in the world, that'll make you pack your bag and set yourself on that journey? The one thing in the world that despite everything else, you can't take your eyes off it? The one thing, that no matter what, nothing really matters (by Mr. Probz)? Well... What is it? How do you plan to get there? And what are you doing right now, to get to where you want to be? Now is the perfect time to get that going. Pack your bag and get ready for the ride of a lifetime.

Sincerely,


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