Anticipation

You wait for so long, and then suddenly it's upon you. Humans react in strange ways when a big event is fast approaching.

We panic.

I should have bought more outlet converters. I should have spent more time with loved ones. I should have studied language more diligently. I don't know enough about the places I'm going. Am I forgetting something? Surely I am forgetting something horribly important.

We are constantly trying to manipulate time.

I want time to speed up. I want time to slow down. I want both at once. I want to absorb it all. I want today to be over. I never want today to end. I need more. I need less.

The reality is we will never feel fully ready. We will never be fully ready.

You just have to take the plunge.