{"id":311104,"date":"2021-04-12T05:06:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T09:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=311104"},"modified":"2021-04-12T05:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T09:07:28","slug":"the-never-ending-journey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/12\/the-never-ending-journey-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Never-Ending Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought in a half awake state, which got me up this morning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The joy of life is that there is no end. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, with consumer goods. Perhaps the ideal isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to strive to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/06\/once-you-got-perfect-then-what\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"310392\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153perfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d device<\/a> which you keep forever, and are forever satisfied and happy and pleased with it. Instead, to always \u00e2\u20ac\u0153upcycle\u00e2\u20ac\u009dyour tools and things \u00e2\u20ac\u201d ideally buying it used or refurbished, and either keeping it as long as you can (before your eventual upgrade), or perhaps the joy of just testing things out for your own personal interest and returning it later. Essentially not to get tied down by our things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But anyways, the goal isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t some end perfect homeostasis. The goal is to continue to journey on this beautiful and unpredictable life, strive to seek your own personal maximum growth, and to create art and share this life journey of yours with others via your blog, website and any other platform which can amplify your voice and creative vision!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"677\" data-attachment-id=\"170493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/screen-shot-2019-09-12-at-9-26-33-am-jpg-eric-selfie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?fit=2302%2C1320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2302,1320\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-09-12 at 9.26.33 AM-JPG eric selfie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?fit=1800%2C1032&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie-1800x1032.jpg?resize=1180%2C677&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"selfie\" class=\"wp-image-170493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?resize=1800%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?resize=1000%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-12-at-9.26.33-AM-JPG-eric-selfie.jpg?resize=920%2C528&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Empower yourself in life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/the-city-vs-country-life\/\">The City vs Country Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/13\/how-to-accomplish-and-do-more-everyday\/\">How to Accomplish and Do More Everyday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/31\/29-life-lessons-ive-learned\/\">29 Life Lessons I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve Learned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-conquer-your-fears-in-life\/\">How to Conquer Your Fears in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/conquer-yourself\/\">Conquer Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/excess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avoid Excess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/innovation-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Innovation is Knowing What Not to Do in Your Photography and Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/07\/embracing-fomo-fear-of-missing-out-in-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embracing FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/endurance\/\">Endurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/dont-crowd-source-your-self-esteem\/\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Crowd-Source Your Self-Esteem<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/philosophy\/\">See all philosophy &gt;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thought in a half awake state, which got me up this morning: The joy of life is that there is no end. 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