18 To Find the World

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arobm93 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:28:00 GMT

Fo those that have read my few posts and enjoyed my insights and want to follow me, i apologize for the lack of posts. I do not have a computer and world nomad does not yet have an app that i know of for a smart phone. I have been keeping a summary of my trip with Twitter and Instagram though. Fort those who wish to follow my twitter should be linked on my page. Again i apologize for the lack of posts on here and will work on posting more.

The little things

arobm93 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:20:00 GMT

During my travels in New York City i visited a little souvenir shop tucked away in a corner of a hotel in the early hours of the morning. After spending a considerable amount of time in the shop i decided i would at least purchase a postcard to send home to my father. I choose one out and as i was digging through my bag for spare change to cover the measly $0.50 cost i dropped a penny just as a Fedex man walked into the shop with a package. Without retrieving my lost change i paid the cashier and was ready to be on my way when i was stopped by the Fedex man.

"You dropped a penny." He told me. I shrugged my shoulders as if i could not be bothered for such a small amount of change when he says to me, "He man it's money, don't say that it isn't cuz it is."

I hesitated for a second then bent down to retrieve my lost change and drop it into my bag. After heading out to the streets of Time Square i could not help but to think to myself, here i was in one of the worlds most renowned city's doing what i wish whenever i pleased and it takes a simple hardworking man in the middle of his job to remind me that the little things matter. Well to him i tip my hat, and to all those like him.

We humans are always in such a hurry to complete the next task on our list that we often make mistakes. Things like forgetting to enjoy the small things in life. Stop right now and Think about what you are doing, you are lucky enough to be sitting some where with some device that allows you to read this article. What portion of the worlds population do you think lacks the necessary means to do the same?

So stop and smile because you have much to be thank full for!

Some food for thought

arobm93 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:21:00 GMT

SO the other day i came across this YouTube clip online which is attached. When i finished watching i saw countless comments of people saying "lol this is so true."

....This is so true....

This phrase bugs me simply by the context it is being used in. They agree with it but they do nothing about it! Obviously it is true, or he would not have been on a talk show about it. People do not make statements like these, on talk shows, simply because it is true. They make statements like this to help you realize what you're doing wrong! They make statements like this to inspire you to change, to be a better person, to be happier. I say this because when i see 4,000 people on Facebook make the comment "LOL this is soooo true." I think to myself, congratulations! 4,000 human beings agree on something, now what are you going to do about it? I would be willing to bet that 90% of the people that had a comment did/will still complain about something on their next flight! Which is mind boggling to me because to me it says you don't actually think what they guy said is true and you just like to comment on things on Facebook. These statements are made simply to inspire you to change just a little bit, just enough to help make our society a little bit better of a place to live. Comments like "This is so true" would be better of placed with "Thank you for inspiring me to be a better person" or maybe they are better replaced with no comments. Maybe you are better off to just do. Just do. Just change or don't. No need to make the same empty comment as 5,000 other people.

P.s. I considered blocking comments just so people do not try and be funny by saying "this is so true lol" Don't be that person.....

Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

arobm93 — Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:34:00 GMT

Well this is it! I finally got my hands on a copy of Vagabonding and it looks more and more promising the closer i get to reading it. Hopefully this will give me the last bit of info i need to begin my journey, after summer camp of course. I am thinking i may just pull an all-nighter for this one. I'm excited to begin this journey and ill probably read this book multiple times. Ill keep my blog updated with some of my favorite quotes from the book to!

Something to Ponder.

arobm93 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:36:00 GMT

Some of you may know about www.kony2012.com while many of you may not. In my little escapade to help this campaign in my hometown i came across something. Resistance. Now something like that does not get me to upset, it's to be expected. I believe there is not a single thing in this world we could get all 7 billion people to agree on. It made me wonder though. Why are people so negative? I choose my side to support and you chose yours, is that not enough? Why must we but-heads and try to tear each other down. See it makes you wonder, is it really the issues that are destroying the world? or is it the negativity that people surround these issues with? Instead of choosing sides and butting heads, why can we not choose sides and walk hand in hand? Now there is some food for thought.

The Start of a New World

arobm93 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:10:00 GMT

Well this is it. This is where it all starts. I have graduated high school and i am working on gathering my basic needs. Over the next month i am working for money to spend on the basic supplies i need to live on the road. Once my bag is backed i will begin my trek back east. There i will start with my first job away from home. I will be working at Camp Hilltop in Hancock, New York. I will spend my summer there as a counselor. This will allow some money in the bank to begin my journey of a lifetime.

Photos: Some Of my Favorites

arobm93 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:17:00 GMT