My First Cruise

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Returned on Friday from an 11 day cruise to Indonesia on a ship called the Funchal. It was absolutely amazing and have come back totally relaxed and recharged and feel as though I have been away for weeks!! I went with 5 other friends and while we were all expecting it to be a lot fun I was surprised by the other stuff we got out of it and how

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Sounds terrific! To be frank, I have always thought that a cruise would be like being trapped in a cross between a resort and a shopping mall. Interested that it is not like that. I would love to hear more about it.

[zebra363]

I know the "life as a series of lists" feeling! I remember saying to my mother one day last winter when she helped me with chainsawing some fallen branches, "That's one thing off the list!" and asking her whether it seemed that life was just a matter of doing things on your list. I tend to get into that mindset in winter/spring when there's so much to do out here. Fortunately summer/autumn are more relaxed!

I'm currently feeling a bit directionless and thinking about the difference between avoiding the list mentality, but still having goals so you aren't just drifting along. In some ways drifting allows plenty of time for relaxed enjoyment, and in others it doesn't get you anywhere! The perpetual question: how is it best to live?

[lourdees81]

That's very cool.