I came across Carlos E.Lang's Instagram on the way back from Mexico City. I was looking for the person who wore the Mexico is the Sh*t jacket in front of the Trump Tower in New York City. After doing some research, I found him. After finding this picture and liking his feed, I followed him. Since I came back from my trip I have been in this sad state of mind. I made sure to make this known. I had the best trip and I just can't shake how great t was. For the first time I felt free. I was on instagram and saw that Carlos had done a TED Talk in 2015, and feeling a little tired and depressed I thought I could use some inspiration. I started to watch the video, not knowing what it was about. I tried to watch in Spanish, but my Spanish isn't so great, so I had subtitles on. I started to cry really hard once he said, "When we get back from a trip we go on Facebook and post, Depressed, Back into reality" because this is exactly me. He talked about how Traveling is to Evolve, and how we become different people when we travel. We find this appreciation for life, we have enough energy to just get up and go. The he asked the question Why can't we stay in that mindset when we get back to reality? This is a question I ask myself every single time. He then went on to say that we can find happiness and find this person that we long to be, this better version of ourselves that we find when we are on trips, but it's in the way we think.
As people in this society the problem is the fast paced life we life. The problem is having our feet planted here, but wanting to be over there. When in reality, to get over there we need to take our feet with our minds from here and walk over there. We can't just think " I want to be there," but never actually do anything to get there. The answer is in your reality. We need to seize the moment and live life right where we are. The first time I flew out of the country it wasn't just to travel, it was an escape. It was an escape from problems and issues I was trying not to face. I was hurt, and trying to run. When I get upset I usually run a few miles to clear my head, this time running around the neighborhood a few times wouldn't cut it. I used travel as an escape. It was a way to forget my life, forget my issues, and find a new experience in a new setting. I enjoyed it the first time, so the next time it was easier to book another one. Until it got to the point of shoving my problems under the rug and never really dealing with them. This time within days of the problem rising to the surface, I found myself out of the country for ten days. I realized when I got back how refreshed I was, but I knew it wouldn't last long. Within hours, my reality set back in, and I was depressed again. Realizing I had to face the music I was pushing into the background. I love travel, and on this trip i found myself really being free. I'm the type of person that needs every step planned out. Even as I write this i'm counting the minutes i'm losing in sleep and what I need to cut out of my morning to make up for it. My life is planned out, all seven days are set. Though on this trip, I went with no expectations, no limits, just to go with the flow. I found it was the best trip because of that. So when Carlos talked about his trip to Japan and how he went without picturing how life would be I knew exactly what he was talking about. I felt so inspired by Carlos and his words. I envy how much he gets to travel, but I know my journey is not over yet. I choose to take his words to heart, to keep a Travel Mindset living every moment like it's the last. I want to be free and live freely. This is my reality, my world, where I am supposed to be and to truly be happy I need change my mindset towards it and it will change the outcome. So thank you Carlos for inspiring me, like so many others. Thank you for reminding me that I find happiness right where I am.
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AuthorReggie is a college gradute with a degree in English. She loves traveling and hopes to one day stay on the battle field for missions. Life is a book and everyday is an adventure, follow her on this journey and see the world through her eyes. Archives
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