There is a concept (new to me) I was introduced to last summer: opportunity cost.

For some background, I come from a family where everyone looks before they leap. And analyze. And weigh all of the pros and cons. And miss the opportunities. Enough to where it’s no wonder I miss opportunities and think so little of it.

Don’t pay someone to fix something you can fix yourself. What a colossal waste of money!

What about that colossal waste of time?

As such, my ancestors have rarely, if ever, embraced the idea that risk is your friend. It’s important to keep that “good” job. Freelancing is too risky. Buy a house and settle down. Collect things and stuff. Don’t invest though, that’s too risky.

So, here I am. I want to see the world so bad I can almost taste that adorable Thai girl who’s falling in love with me. Almost.

Yet, I have no money. And a lot of shit. And a house.

And a dream.

Anyway, circling back… I have not yet launched into my new role as a world traveler. There is always another excuse. My “stuff” has “value.” I don’t know the language. This girl just asked me to move in with her. There’s a pandemic.

Excuses really are like assholes.

It seems a lot of my friends are wiser with cash… and far less lazy than I. Or are they?

Ultimately, I decided to wait and sell everything before venturing out into the world. And my laziness has become apparent. So, I found someone to handle selling my estate. I have someone to handle selling my house. The cost of the opportunity is finally less than the value of my stuff.

Within reach is my ability to spend a summer working a seasonal job in a touristy lake land and stack some cash, while other people handle my affairs back home and lighten my load for officially wandering overseas as the pandemic subsides.

And if I can live with one or two lovely young ladies in the interim, well that’s just icing on the cake.

Maybe, just maybe, my subconscious has known what it’s doing throughout these past months of “no progress.” Regardless, I am excited about what’s next to come.