one year off

"then it struck me that life was like that, too. you light a match, and you're just a child. light another, and you're married with children of your own. a few more brief, bright flares, and your babies have left home. a few more after that and your pack is used up. that might be why, at the end of our journey, we found ourselves standing in the buddha caves of pak ou. to learn that we only have one pack of matches. to understand that we have to be in the best possible place when we light each one. to know that we must make each brief combustion a bright, shining moment that pierces the darkness and illuminates a thousand gods."

finished up a great book called one year off about a family that sells everything and travels for a year+ with their 3 kids. the entire book spoke to me but in the last few pages of the last chapter this paragraph practically leapt off the page.

sigh! i can't wait to travel the world. we just have to get things in order and start saving...the one thing i have the most problems with. i can pay my bills on time and stay above board with purchases but i just don't seem to ever have any extra each month that i want to put away. want being the optimal word. i know their are things i want to do in the future but there are so many things i want to do in the present. for me the present always beats out the future.