Back at the beginning of 2004, I made a New Year’s resolution for myself. Now, before I tell you what it was, let me make one thing clear; I’m not the type of person who makes New Year’s resolutions. Considering the fact that pretty much no one I knows sticks to their resolutions, I really don’t see the value in making new ones every single year. However, the resolution I made was quite a bit different. For the past couple of months leading up to that date, I had been feeling like I wasn’t getting enough out of life. I wasn’t necessarily depressed, but at the same time, I didn’t feel fulfilled. Therefore, the resolution I made was to take at least one major trip every single year.
Now that it’s been four years since I made that resolution, I can proudly say that I have stuck to it. Not only have I stuck to it, but that resolution has had a very positive impact on my life. For last year’s trip, I decided to go to Austria for two weeks, and when I returned home, I felt like someone had filled me with a new breath of life (just like I always feel when I return from one of my trips).
