Myths, facts and questions answered:
Q: How did this journey come about?
I believe all
things happen for a reason and with that in mind, many events took place
and transpired (really over the course of years and this lifetime) to line
things up for me to travel at this time. First and foremost I am not on a
vacation and I am not traveling just for fun. I was guided to
take this trip, this mission of the heart to not only heal my life/soul and
learn myself better (one can only know others when they truly know themselves)
but to share my experiences with the world, first with this blog then with a
book, to support others in matters of the heart and soul!
Let’s see if I can
sum this up in a nutshell (the full story will be in my book). I made a
decision to move from the San Francisco Bay Area to Midtown, Sacramento. Once I
made the decision to do so (moving by myself and living by myself for the first
time ever) all events lined up for me to do so, very quickly. I made a verbal
agreement with a landlord to rent the 2nd floor of a Victorian
house. The space was going to be my work and living space combined. The space
was ideal for workshops, classes and for coaching my clients on a one on one
basis. I had about 6 months left on disability so it seemed like the perfect
time for me to build my Soul Coaching business in Sacramento (while saving a
good amount of money since the place I would be renting was half the price I
was paying for in the Bay) however, just two weeks after moving in, my landlord
said that she decided not to rent to me and gave me a 30-day notice to vacate.
I was devastated, for a few hours, then started seeing the opportunity in front
of me. Conversations all around me, for the few weeks prior to my moving, had been pointing me
in the direction of traveling, like I had always dreamed of doing, but I didn’t
feel I could back out of the lease I was about to sign. Well now, I didn’t have
to worry about that, did I? Without having to pay rent I could now use the money I allotted for rent for my travel expenses. So, I made an intention to travel and things
lined up for me to do so however, the things that lined up were rarely, if
ever, wrapped up in a pretty box with a bow. I sold all of my furniture and
gave all my belongings (I only kept things that could not be replaced) to
friends, family and not-for profit organizations. I stored all of my belongings
in a 5x10 storage space and set out on the road on July 16th (in a
rental car, which is another really long story that will be in my book) to see
as much of the United States, and people I haven’t seen in years.
Q: How long will you be on this trip?
I have mostly been
divinely guided on this trip and have not made a whole lot of concrete plans.
This has allowed me to meet some great people, to stay with later along my journey, and stay
places I had not planned on and for my energy and life to flow in such a way to
allow amazing spiritual growth. At this point it is my aim and goal
to make this a one-year journey of the soul and to write my book about a year on the road!
Q: Are you going through a mid-life crisis?
I love this question
and the first time it was asked to me was by a 21 year-old young man in
Memphis, TN. I can see why someone might ask this but it is far from what is
going on with me. Instead of any sort of crisis (and I refuse to believe this
is mid-life for me, I often feel so young) this is a true journey of complete
desire and honoring of my soul. I always dreamed of and imagined traveling
through Europe but am discovering so many wonderful things about this great
country of ours while discovering many more wonderful things about myself. I am completely living a life of desire and flow!
Q: When will you go home?
I no longer
consider California my home. It is where I was born and raised and lived almost
all of my adult life but I do not have plans on going back there to live. I am
not sure what is in store for me and/or where I will end up. All I know is I
will call a new place home once I fall in love with a new area. I want to
explore and live a life full of adventure and wonder…as much as possible!
Q: Why are you traveling across the USA and what are you
trying to find/do?
I have lived a life mostly based on what I was supposed to
do or what was expected of me. I do not regret anything. All of my life
experiences have made me who I am today and I am right where I am meant to be.
I no longer want to learn about people and places through a book or a
documentary. It is my desire to meet people from all walks of life and get to
know them and what experiences they have had to make them who they are today. It
is my desire to live a life without fear and to experience as much joy and love
as possible. On this journey, if something scares me and gives me a pit in my
stomach then I set out to do it. In doing so, thus far, I have climbed a
600-foot rock in Arizona; hiked 6 miles down a river in Utah; rode on the back
of a Harley around the Grand Canyon; have camped alone in New Mexico (at a
Spiritual Retreat), Colorado, and Florida; stayed at a clothing optional home
in Tennessee (yes this will be in my book too!); stayed with Rednecks in the
outskirts in Alabama; backpacked along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia; stayed
with countless people I have never met and have met dozens of fabulous people. It
is my desire to keep collecting these amazing experiences in order to add to my
book all of the wonders of living a life despite any fears. One of my favorite
sayings is that we only grow outside of our comfort zone and I have found this
to be true!
Q: How are you financially affording this trip?
VERY carefully,
very frugally and not very easily! I hate to say that (the not very easily
part) because that is not positive and does not allow the flow of abundance
into my life but it has taken a lot of effort on my part to ensure I don’t
spend much money. When I set out on the road I had a little disability I
collected and once I was done collecting that I began doing Virtual Assisting
work (I was an Executive Assistant for years in Corporate America). All along I
used a website called CouchSurfing for my lodging. It is an awesome site full
of travelers who love and respect travelers and allow them to stay at their
place, for free, while traveling. It has been an awesome resource for me while
on the road. I very rarely paid for lodging in the 4 months I have been on the
road due to that site, family I have stayed with, and friends….new and old. As I write this I am
staying with a family I met while camping in the Smoky Mountains and will spend Thanksgiving with them.
I am starting my
own Virtual Assisting company (I no longer have the client I was doing work for
since it was a temporary assignment) so I am able to make money from anywhere
and can travel as much and as long as I desire! I am also researching other
methods of making money while on the road and have started a GoFundMe account
to ask family and friends to make a donation to support me in this mission and help me complete and publish this book!
Please consider making a donation
(ANY amount is appreciated) at: http://www.gofundme.com/glxq8o
and please spread the word!
