Today’s Thought:

There was no doubt about it: if you wanted to succeed you had to go away. You could do nothing in Dublin. ~ James Joyce

NOTE: James Joyce was speaking about Dublin. Yet, in many ways his words can apply to all of us. I know they do to me. I’m a long way away, geographically and emotionally, from where I was as a child. I had a large extended family and most of them continue to live or die within 50 miles of where they were born. That life wasn’t meant for me. I grew up near the railroad tracks. I often dreamed of the trains taking me to far off adventures. If I stayed, as I was encouraged to do, I would’ve never seen what I saw, met the people that I met, or do what I never dreamed it was possible for me to do. You never know what’s out there waiting for you. Catch a train, board flight you’re meant to take, or take a ride share. Keep your eyes on star that’s leading you. Don’t be afraid, journey on.