An adventure can also be relaxing
What if you only had 2 years to live?
Did you ever consider jumping out of a window? Keep reading, and I'll explain what I mean.
I hear a lot of people say they plan to travel when they get older.
Two things can get in their way and spoil their plans.
#1. They don't get older. They die unexpectedly.
#2. They lose their health and can no longer travel.
Here are some personal examples
A friend of mine found out this past Wednesday that he had pancreatic cancer, and he died on Saturday. He was 65 and thought he was in good health.
A few months ago, a good friend who was in his 50s found out he had liver cancer, and a month later, he was dead.
On her YouTube channel, Creative RV, Robin explains how she became an RVer after doctors diagnosed her sister with terminal cancer. Her sister was 46, and she died six months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Before her death, Robin's sister asked her, "If you knew you had only two years left to live, would you continue doing what you're doing?" That was ten years ago, and that's when Robin changed her life and started living full-time in an RV.
Even if you're in perfect health (or think you are), there is always the real possibility that you could die in a traffic accident before sundown. You just never know.
If you had only two years left to live
If you knew you had only two years left to live, would you continue doing what you're doing now? Or, would you retire, travel, live somewhere else, start living in an RV, become a digital nomad, or be an expat and live in another country? What would you do with your last two years?
We never know how much time we have left. Not only do we not know how long we have to live, but we also don't know how long we'll be healthy enough to do the things we want to do.
Are you living your life or someone else's life? Are you doing what you want to do, or are you doing what someone else is telling you that you should be doing?
Can you picture yourself sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch of a nursing home discussing what you might have done and saying, "Well, I could have done that, but I never got around to it. I always thought I would do that later."
Two closing quotes to think about:
Teddy Rossevelt said, "If you're not in the arena getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback."
Helen Keller said, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Bottom line: If you knew you only had your life (or your health) for two more years, would you continue doing what you're doing now? If not, is there a valid reason why you can't make a change now? You have a small window of time right now, but you don't know how long that window will be open.
Here's hoping you're doing exactly what you've always wanted to do and living the life you've always dreamed of living, but if you're not, consider jumping out that window while it's open and go live the life of your dreams.