When does a journey begin? The answer might seem obvious – maybe you feel like it begins when you get on the plane, or pack the car, or even make the reservations. But we might argue it begins much earlier… before you even make a list, or hit “enter” on that first internet search.
Since our journey into the arctic circle (part three is coming soon), we’ve been thinking about our next adventure… and watching videos of other travels into the wilderness. One that caught our eye was posted by a guy named Justin Gibbins and you can find it here. His assertion in telling the story of his moose hunt in Alaska, is that the journey began when he was talking with his friend about trips he always wanted to take. They always thought of the moose hunt as one they would do “eventually” but hadn’t even gotten to the first mark in the actual planning. But in this particular conversation, something turned. They began to ask themselves: why haven’t we done this yet?
That’s the moment. They committed. That one-second click between “I’ve always wanted to do that” and “I’m going” — that’s when the journey really begins. That’s when you can first picture yourself on the beach, the lake, in the mountains, or across the globe in a coffee shop surrounded by people speaking a language that’s foreign to your ears. No tickets have been purchased, and no budgets made. But the decision is there. The journey has begun.
