It’s the official start of Carpe Diem.
I am on a plane, headed to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I’ve never been there. Up until recently, I
had not even heard of it, much less put it on my travel list.
That’s what makes this trip so significant. When a friend so spectacularly illustrated
the beauty of his country, I knew I had to see it for myself. My research convinced me that his des
“GOD has already gone ahead and
prepared the path before me. He’s
holding my hand, gently guiding me all the way. Together we will savor the
pleasures he’s put before me.”
With this knowledge, I am confident that this was the flight
I was supposed to take. These are in
fact the things that I was intended to do. This is part of my life path, and I
am so excited about what’s ahead.
Seize the day Ladies! Seize this day and all those that
follow!
cription was not only accurate, but the economics made this
trip a no-brainer. I had never been and
I wanted to go. That was all the reason I needed.
Just a few months back, there was no way to have
contemplated such a trip. Fully engulfed
in projects at work, there was barely enough time to eat lunch, much less take
time to daydream about travel of any kind.
Not many weeks later, I wake up without a job due to no fault of my own.
Funny thing about being a positive person, it doesn’t take
long to translate a what most would consider a negative into something
optimistic. I had a little money
saved. With no rent, no mortgage, no car
note and all credit card balances paid, what I now possessed were
opportunities. I had always wanted to
perfect my non-existent Spanish skills. Now
I had the opportunity learn Spanish abroad, or get certified to teach English
as a second language. I adore dabbling
in the kitchen with food, wine and beer pairings. Why not attend cooking school or sommelier
training? Better yet, why not travel to
countries with great food, and learn how to authentically prepare the local
specialties? Deciding to take advantage of this chance of a lifetime was the
easy part. Deciding what to do first was the hard part. Realizing that there
may never have another opportunity like this again I knew that I needed to do
it all.
With careful planning and a budget in hand, the first part
of my quest was underway. Tegucigalpa
still wasn’t on my radar, but it turned out to be a great starting point for
what is to come, and the non-stop, round trip ticket I purchased was on sale. I
felt it also necessary to express gratitude to the person who gently maneuvered
my newly acquired awareness to this part of Central America.
It makes me nervous to think that every decision I’ve made
up to this point, has landed me on this plane. Looking back wondering, what
would have happened if I had taken a left instead of a right? What if I went up instead of down? I may not
have been on this plane, I easily could be somewhere else. But it’s my daily devotional (given to me by
the mother of a great friend, specifically for this purpose,) that reminds me:
Seize the day PEOPLE! Seize this day and all those
that follow!
“GOD has already gone ahead and
prepared the path before me. He’s
holding my hand, gently guiding me all the way. Together we will savor the
pleasures he’s put before me.”
With this knowledge, I am confident that this was the flight
I was supposed to take. These are in
fact the things that I was intended to do. This is part of my life path, and I
am so excited about what’s ahead.
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