Personal growth is something we all experience throughout every part of our lives. Traveling is a great way to dig deeper and discover who we are. Learning about the world makes us more open and compassionate people. Seeing how others live their lives offers perspectives on our own and other’s ways of living, too.
Discover
How can we know anything about the world if we don’t see it for ourselves? Better question, how can we know anything about ourselves if we don’t look at how we react to the world? Sometimes it’s easy to forget how big the world truly is. By discovering, we expand our knowledge of this planet and those that inhabit it.
Connect
When traveling, it’s important to let yourself be open to connecting with individuals or places. You may fall in love with a particular spot on a mountain, a lovely restaurant or a beautiful piece of art. Giving yourself a chance to connect with what’s around you will greatly benefit you. You may just end up discovering somewhere you connect with so well that you won’t want to leave.
Understand
When we experience different parts of the world and meet people from across the globe, understanding them is essential for personal growth. To take a walk in someone else’s shoes, seeing the world through someone else’s eyes, only makes you feel more connected to the human spirit in us all. We are all unique individuals but overall are not that different from each other, and learning about each of us and the places we live makes us more accepting and open to lifestyles.
Appreciate
When we experience a new setting or vibe, we can see the world for the much larger sector that it is. Therefore, we can appreciate the beauty of it that we didn’t know was there. Because, being home we get tired of looking at the same trees, walking the same trails and seeing the same faces. But traveling makes you appreciate what’s around you, and even what’s back home too. You may miss your home when it’s away, making you appreciate what you have, too.
A xenophile at heart, she lives to travel and loves to share her experience on Trip Jaunt (formerly Weekend Jaunt), an online travel community and hub she founded in 2010. She hopes that you will feel inspired to discover the world as well! Helen is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association and the Academy of Canadian Film and Television.
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