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10 Lessons, 100 Discoveries: #4 What You Make of It
Are you ready for a secret? Promise not to tell anyone? Okay, here goes… don’t tell… I’m naive and still have many life lessons ahead of me, both big and small. In essence, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries is actually 100 lessons. But, this project of 10 lessons is about ones that hit me over the head, ones that maybe others already know and ones that will impact my life on a semi-daily basis. You can see all 10 Lessons here and the entire project here. Enjoy the learnings, I am!
For the fourth of July holiday, I’m spending five days in Mexico with a friend. He planned (and paid for) the trip and thus, the accommodations and things we’re partaking in are his choice, his speed. He warned me that where we were going would be “authentic” Mexico. It would be rustic. I thought, “cool.” The pictures of Mexico I had seen from other friends’ trips were so gorgeous that I figured the beauty would far outweigh however rustic things might be. Plus, how bad could it really be?
I was wrong. With no AC, bugs everywhere and rock hard mattresses, among other calamities, it’s a little too rustic for me.
When I visited the Bahamas for the first time, while beautiful, I wondered why people just didn’t go to Florida instead. Growing up in Florida, I know there are places there where the water is just as blue, the sand is even whiter and the sunsets are breathtaking. As a bonus, the water is safe to drink. Being in Mexico, I’m reminded of that thought. Why come to a place where it’s unsafe to drink the water when there is just as much, if not more beauty in Florida?
Alas, the adage, “life is what you make of it” comes to mind. For the trip I can sit, pout and cringe over being sick OR, I can put a smile on my face, dive into the waves, come up with a bikini full of sand and end up having a great time learning how to surf.
In every situation, what you put in is what you get out of it. And, more importantly, it’s what you make of it. For me, Mexico can be the worst vacation ever or I can pretend it’s a daring adventure 
For now, I’m working on going with the latter.
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