I blink and I’m six months post-grad, steadily working through my first job and adjusting to adult life. Recently Millennial Trains Project fell into my lap. I looked at it, thought “wow, that’s incredible” and moved on. I kept pushing it away until finally, I caved.
I woke up the morning after I submitted my proposal and thought, “What have I done?” I nearly took it down.
So many thoughts ran through my head and still haunt me.
I am frightened. I’m not smart enough. I don’t have the experience. I don’t fit the mold for the type of person that would get on a train for 10 days with 20 strangers and hop into random cities. I’m just from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. No one will take me seriously.
But there are so many reasons to put these insecurities behind me. I refuse to sit comfortable in my life. I refuse to feel stuck or even to be just “fine.”
Believe me, it would be way easier to not pursue this. Asking people for money isn’t easy. Putting yourself out there and asking people to support your wild plan isn’t easy. I have a nice job. I work with organizations I passionately believe in. Moving forward I would get along just fine. But I’ve never been fine with just “fine.”
I woke up the morning after I submitted my proposal and thought, “What have I done?” I nearly took it down.
So many thoughts ran through my head and still haunt me.
I am frightened. I’m not smart enough. I don’t have the experience. I don’t fit the mold for the type of person that would get on a train for 10 days with 20 strangers and hop into random cities. I’m just from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. No one will take me seriously.
But there are so many reasons to put these insecurities behind me. I refuse to sit comfortable in my life. I refuse to feel stuck or even to be just “fine.”
Believe me, it would be way easier to not pursue this. Asking people for money isn’t easy. Putting yourself out there and asking people to support your wild plan isn’t easy. I have a nice job. I work with organizations I passionately believe in. Moving forward I would get along just fine. But I’ve never been fine with just “fine.”