The Miserable Journey To Destination Happiness.

"Are we there yet?"

Have I arrived yet? 14 hours on a plane oh forget it, that is 40 minutes away I don't want to drive that far, I really don't want to climb this mountain, but I heard it has a good vantage point for great scenery it should get me a lot of likes, okay lets walk up I guess. 

I remember the first time I was on a plane, I was young and everything about going somewhere, anywhere for that matter, I was always excited, long flight, short flight, long drive, short drive, long hike, a few steps to the right. I digress I just was always so excited to go somewhere. I remember getting on a plane walking to coach class and seeing all the blank faces, everyone settling in for that 14 hour plane ride to paradise island (The Philippines). I recall hearing people saying "Oh I cannot wait for this flight to be over" "I cant wait till I am sipping a martini by the beach, do you have some melatonin?" I remember when the plane took off and it was hovering up in the air and I looked out the window and saw the beautiful clouds the sun hitting it making it look like pure peace. I can tell you this now I have been over 100+ flights since my first experience and since than, I still have the same excitement and the same enthusiasm as I did back than.

Something about it going somewhere has always been appealing to me, maybe its because I come from a small state with little to do, or maybe its because my father was a traveler himself who had all his stories. Whatever it is I love the journey I love "Traveling" I love the crappy plane food they serve on long flights, I love the gas station pit stops, I iffy like little roadblocks or side excursions that happen during going to a destination. Now I am not saying I enjoy getting a flat tire or missing a flight, in fact it makes me feel like how any other person would feel like, "Wow I am wasting so much time because of this" but I come back to the journey, I enjoy it if I didn't make that any clearer, but I found most people just want to get to the destination, and whats worst they sometimes are let down about there expectations about the place, I know for sure I have.

We all want to get to places, we all want to be anywhere else but where we are at right now, that is probably the most truest thing I can say. I know for a fact that I am somewhat this type of thinker, I always want change, I fear stagnation. But that fear pushes me to start saving my money stop going out and drinking with my friends in the weekends. Now my advice to you is that you should be always happy in your journey it makes going to the destination so much sweeter.

Change your expectation into appreciation.

Honestly some of my most cherished memories is in the journey to the destination. And sometimes the destination isn't all what I have expected, I am always happy I saw what I wanted to see. With every travel I always plan on going to specific spots of interest. I mean its like going to Thailand and not seeing a ping pong show. (HA) you always plan to go to spots that you want to see or do, but what I want you to do is sometimes enjoy the journey also. The journey plays an important part in "traveling" I mean without the journey you cant reach the destination, so f*****g enjoy it look out the window, smile enjoy life, enjoy that 3 mile hike up the mountain, enjoy walking through that rainy storm towards shelter. The one thing I hate the most is hearing people complain about everything about getting there and then when we get there they change there mood from misery to instant happiness, and start taking pictures smiling away and doing there best pose on the camera thinking on what caption to write on there favorite picture, and than once there done enjoying the spot they go back into misery mode walking back. 

I have learned one crucial thing in life that I always try to instill in everything I do. DO NOT HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF THINGS. It is a hard thing to remember because I subconsciously make expectations always. I mean I expect my steak burrito bowl from Chipotle to be bomb, I expect the m***********s at chic fil a to actually stuff my waffle fries to the brim (but never do) Its so hard to not have expectations and enjoy the journey. When you don't have expectations you wont be let down by anything it is, and that goes for everything not just traveling. Instead change your expectation to appreciation and gratitude. I believe the greatest places I been at I had zero expectations and just appreciated that I was there. I had no real expectations about traveling through Europe, and not only did I have the time of my life traveling around, I met the most incredible people, and I met someone that I will always cherish and love. All I could think after that whole adventure was "Wow I didn't expect that to happen, what a amazing turn of events"

"Enjoy the ride and don't expect much of the place you are going to"

-Andrew Paul Caasi