What the Redwoods Taught Me

On March 7, 2016January 24, 2017 By Trisha BarnesIn Personal GrowthLeave a comment

What the Redwoods taught me as I stood among these giants is an experience that was phenomenal.

I had always been drawn to the majesty and beauty of these magnificent trees. I gazed at countless pictures and constantly imagined what it would be like to physically stand in the presence of one of Nature’s glorious creations.

Several years ago, I was being interviewed about our lifestyle and our dream. At the time, we were still stationary – living full time in our camper, managing a campground in Missouri and building our business that would get us on the road to the freedom we desired.

As I shared the story of our dream of RV living on the never-ending roadtrip, the interviewer asked me, the interviewer asked me, “How will you know when you have made it, Trisha, what will be the sign, where will you be?”

My answer came out of the blue. It was something Bruce and I had never talked about. He expected me to say “when we get our dream home – our Roadtrek!”

But that’s not the words that came out of my mouth that day – and as I finish telling you this story – I think you’ll agree the Universe nudged me with the answer that had been with me all those times I had daydreamed and imagined being in the Redwood forest.

She asked … How will you know Trisha?”

And I answered, “When I stand in the Redwood forest.”

In August, 2014, I stood in the Redwood forest.

What the Redwoods taught me: I stood among giants and shared the feeling of strength and power

And, I cried.

I walked among the giant trees,
In awe,
In reverence.

I breathed in their fragrance…
I caressed their bark…
I stood among giants..
Reaching with them to the heavens…
Whispering thank you.

We had done it – we were free! We were living our dream!

I received a lot of insight from those redwoods as I walked and studied and worshiped there … lessons from nature that I know will inspire you as well as you seek to live your dream.

What the Redwoods taught me:

Have a support system.

Redwoods have a shallow root system which is remarkable since they grow to such heights and have massive trunks. They have no tap root – their root system extends over a hundred feet from the base -intertwining with the roots of other redwoods. This increases their stability during strong winds and floods.

What the Redwoods taught me: there is beauty in the toppled trees, there is life regenerated in death.

I was reminded of the strength of a group of people who come
together in one accord. A group of like-minded people is intertwined and inner-twined … to give each member strength to hold on when
the storm winds blow, when something doesn’t go right, when life interrupts and knocks you off our feet. Our roots “lock arms” so to speak.

We become a means of support – so we can each grow tall and mighty.

Leave a legacy.

Here’s another fact that is so amazing about the roots of the Redwood trees. When one tree falls, new trees begin to grow from the fallen tree. The connection to the roots, the photosynthesis … allows new ones to begin their growth.

How true in life, isn’t it? The legacy you leave will be what brings forth growth in the lives of those who follow you. Kinda makes you wonder what kind of legacy you are leaving, doesn’t it?

You are protected.

A redwood’s bark can be 1 foot thick, and it contains tannin,
which protects the tree from fire, insects, fungus and diseases.
What the Redwoods taught me: Even when the fire surrounds me, I am not destroyed.

There is no known insect that can destroy a redwood tree. Fire is not a big threat because the trunk is thick, there’s lots of water inside the tree, and the bark doesn’t have flammable resin like a pine tree does.

You are loved and protected and nourished by the Universe, God, Source … whatever name you choose to give the higher power that is within and without … just as these mighty Redwoods are.

The more you are aware of your connection to the Source of All That Is, you will walk through fire and not be burned. Negative thoughts
and energy will not infect you. People’s opinions will not deter you from living your dream. You are immune, just as the redwood is immune
from insects, fungus and disease.

You are a child of the Universe. You are connected and protected and loved.

There was a reason the Universe spoke “redwoods” into my heart that day I was being interviewed. The time I spent in the Redwoods was a memorable spiritual experience that is difficult to put into words to make you feel what I felt.

But then, I saw this poem displayed in front of a majestic growth
of trees called the “cathedral trees” and when I read this, I knew why
the redwoods called me to come …

This is their temple vaulted high
And here we pause with reverent eye
With silent tongue and awe-struck soul:
For here we sense life’s proper goal.

To be like these, straight, true and fine,
To make our world, like theirs, a shrine:
Sink down. Oh traveler, on your knees
God stands before you in these trees.

Those of you reading this right now … KNOW THIS:

You are a giant … you are majestic and beautiful …

you are mighty and strong.

What the Redwoods taught me: I am no less loved, nurtured, and protected than the mighty Redwoods.

What the Redwoods taught me to tell you is that you are surrounded by people who believe in you and love you just the way you are. You are adored and loved by the Universe. You are. Absolutely. No doubt.

Stand tall as those redwoods – straight, true and fine. Be an example to the world, a shrine of bright light and love, strong and true.

There is one more delightful and inspiring twist to my Redwoods journey …

We left the Redwoods and drove down the coastal highway in an altered state of such visual delight that we felt like it was make-believe … a magical dream. It’s that “high” that John Denver sings about … we were high on nature!

One thing we always say about our fun life is, “It doesn’t get any better than this … until it does.” And, even though we were on such a high frequency of gratefulness and awe for the beauty of the Redwoods experience, what happened next was the icing on the cake! It got better!

We headed towards San Francisco and I became as excited as a little kid opening birthday presents when I realized we were actually going to drive our Big Foot pickup camper across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

I was GIDDY! Heart pumping, camera ready, eyes wide open and jaw dropping excited. We were going to drive across this famous bridge that I had seen in so many movies! (Watch the video of my whoops and hollers here!)

It was absolutely thrilling and wonderful and beautiful!

You know how they say everything comes full circle? Here’s the really cool, most awesome way my Redwoods experience got even better:

The man who wrote that beautiful poem about the Redwoods was Robert B. Strauss is also the man who designed and built … the Golden Gate Bridge.

Amazing! I still get goosebumps when I think about this twist.

I have been so honored to share what the Redwoods taught me. I hope it has given you inspiration and motivation to continue on with your dream.

Have you been to the Redwoods? What was your experience? I’d love to hear!

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The Naked Hippies’ Pickup Gets Naked … one step closer to our Vanabode!

On October 16, 2015June 4, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Travel, Vanabode Dream, Work From AnywhereLeave a comment

Ready to see the Naked Hippies’ pickup get naked?

It’s about time, don’t you think? Ha ha!

We have lived and traveled in this Big Foot camper since 2010 … and have never taken the camper off our Dodge Ram pickup.

pickup-gets-naked-naked-hippies-roadtrip — We haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on our list!

Now, as we prepare for the switch from a pick up camper to the Vanabode stealth camping lifestyle, our truck had to get naked.

We had to remove the camper so we can sell the truck separately from the camper and still have a place to live while we modify and set up the Vanabode.

I have to admit, I was pretty nervous about doing this. After all, it’s our HOME and the camper has been resting on the truck for over five years. All kinds of what ifs started spewing from my mouth.

What if the support legs won’t hold the camper up?
What if we can’t get the camper back on the truck if we need to?
What if the camper tips forward because we sleep and get a bit rowdy on the front end where there is no support?

If this had been a reality show, you would have watched me stand close by with furrowed brow and an anxious look.

You would have seen Bruce read the instructions for removing the camper. (By the way, we were extremely grateful to find these instructions in the truck’s glove compartment! Can you say lifesaver?)

And, you would have seen Ron, our dear friend, pull out the necessary tools and gadgets from his magic storehouse and just tackle the job without worrying about the what ifs still pouring from my mouth!

Uh oh! The hydraulics aren’t working.

“I knew it!” Trisha mutters under her breath.

A quick call to another dear friend in Eureka Springs, who is the official Naked Hippies mechanic provided the solution … get some oil and a plastic squeeze bottle to add the oil to the hydraulic canisters.

That’s all it took!

Bruce and Ron cranked the hydraulics to lift the camper off the truck.

And now … Our Naked Hippies’ pickup gets naked!

I swear it kinda shimmied and shook when we “undressed” it!

We piled into the cab of the truck and took off for Home Depot to get concrete blocks to sit the camper on.

At first, Bruce was a little disoriented driving the truck without the camper on its back and without all that weight! He had to get used to have a 360 view of all traffic again!

It was totally weird to not have Big Foot with us.

Now we’re wondering what kind of mileage the truck will get. It’s been pretty awesome in spite of the weight. Bruce was getting nearly 20 mpg WITH Big Foot!

Lowering the camper onto the concrete blocks was a breeze. A successful job!

(AND, there IS support up front under the bed, too!) WHEW!

Who wants to buy a Naked VINTAGE 1989 Dodge Ram pickup 350 with a Cummins Turbo Diesel? This truck will run forever, or so we’ve been told by many mechanics.

Stay tuned … more adventures ahead!

Must Read

Visualizing Our Vanabode Dream

Vanabode Camping Practice Run

Living Off the Grid the Vanabode Way

Naked Hippie Roadtrip Fun — We LOVE our life!!

Trisha
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P.S. Everyone always asks … how do you afford to live and travel full time? As long as we have our smart phone and internet … we can work on our online business. We love the freedom! Get our free ebook that tells the story of how the Naked Hippies came to be … and how we just didn’t give up on living this dream. If we can do this, so can you! Grab the free ebook here: http://trishahippie.com

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Downsizing … this weight has to be removed first

On July 21, 2015June 5, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Vanabode DreamLeave a comment

Downsizing is something that is always on my mind these days and also a daily goal I have set as we prepare for our Vanabode.

The Journal of our Manifestation Journey

My intention is to do something every day to downsize. We’re moving from a Big Foot pickup camper to a Chevy Express Vanabode. A new adventure awaits the Naked Hippies Roadtrip!

downsizing-naked-hippies-roadtrip — These containers become our closet, our cabinets and our drawers.

Whatever fits in the six flat Rubbermaid 6 x 24 x 16″ plastic containers will be kept …

and right now, I bet I could fill at least 20 of those containers.

We have TOO much stuff … again.

I’m excited about the daily ritual of downsizing, but there is one thing that has to be unloaded first before I can begin to toss, donate or keep everything that fills this pickup camper.

I HAVE TO GET MY TAXES DONE!

downsizing — What a relief it will be to get my taxes done.

Talk about a HUGE weight that will be lifted.

Whew!

I’ve been carrying it around for months.

Oh, please don’t even bother to mention this procrastination ploy I have fallen into again. I KNOW the deadline is April 15 – every year without fail. There’s no excuse I could give … I avoided and delayed the obvious.

So, now it’s time to get this baby put to bed and get on with DOWNSIZING!

Sigh. So many transactions, so many details, so many receipts.

If only … if only I had used that awesome tool to keep track of every expense and receipt last year.

I bought it, used it, then got out of the habit, didn’t use it … and now, instead of a one click printed report for the accountant, I have the mother of all spreadsheets that will scare the bejeezus out of you!

The tool that I used and then didn’t use is TaxBot. With this app I can track mileage, record expenses and take a picture of my receipt on my IPhone.

At the end of the year, everything is categorized and all you have to do is hit the “print” button.

So, that’s exactly where I am with downsizing for our Vanabode.

I expect to have this arduous task completed and submitted to my accountant before August 1. Yikes! That’s only one more weekend!

Stay tuned … and keep your ears open for the ROAR of “It’s DONE!” I expect it will break the sound barrier!

Trisha
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P.S. So, did you know there is a way to deduct entertainment like golfing, going to the movies, to a concert? YEP!

I love the tips I get from TaxBot.

P.P.S. Think I should take before and after pictures of this downsizing process?

Visualizing Our Vanabode Dream

On July 13, 2015June 5, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Vanabode Dream2 Comments

Visualizing our Vanabode Dream

The Journal of our Manifestation Journey

Faith is to believe what you do not see and the reward of that faith is to see what you believe.
– St. Augustine

It’s been a couple of weeks since Bruce and I made the decision to Vanabode. During this time, we have been immersed in thinking and reading and visualizing our Vanabode lifestyle.

one-year-on-the-naked-hippies-roadtrip — We DID IT! Our dream became our reality!

It’s a familiar journey, for we recognize the excitement, the anticipation and the assurance that we WILL do this. We’ve done it before, when we dreamed and planned and made space to live fulltime in a RV.

This dream, though, is buoyed by the experiences we’ve had over the past eight years of taking leaps of faith, of studying personal growth, and of applying Laws of the Universe to our life. I believe this dream will become our reality in a relative short time as compared to the time it took us to finally get the wheels moving on our camper in 2013.

And, just as before, we don’t know how or when or where our Vanabode will show up, we just know that it will.

There are a few steps we are taking right now, a few rules we have set, in anticipation and preparation for the arrival of our Vanabode.

1. Daily Meditation

Daily meditation has become a habit for us over the past several months. It is during meditation that ideas begin to flow and we are able to see and feel our dream of Vanaboding as if it is happening now.

Meditation has so many benefits to our health, our emotional well-being, our reactions and our state of mind. Too many people medicate with Xanax or anti-depressants to feel peaceful and calm – we don’t medicate, we meditate.

We recreated our vision board with pictures of the Vanabode (inside and out), a map showing the East Coast roadtrip we will take from Maine to Key West, Thoreau’s simple little cabin at Walden Pond (which I am excited to visit), and the autumn colors of New England which we’ve not yet experienced in person.

visualizing-our-vanabode-dream — This is our vision board – what we see as we fall asleep every night and when we wake up every morning in our camper.

I’m such a visual person that these pictures help me “see” the dream as I visualize during meditation.

2. Letting Go of the How

This requires a constant awareness because we are so used to taking control and figuring out solutions to everything in life. Yet, it is exactly what jumbles up the process, slows it down, and prevents your desire from showing up.

As soon as you begin to work out the details, trying to tell the Universe where to find the means to get you to your dream, the door to all the incredible solutions that you didn’t know about slams shut.

So, we are letting go and allowing the Universe to place people, places, things in our path to help us. Now, before you think we are sitting around on our asses waiting for everything to be dropped in our laps … there are some actions we are deliberately taking.

3. Taking Action, Too

Before we manifested our pickup camper, we took action to make space for our dream of living on a never-ending roadtrip. It was drastic measure from most people’s perspective, but it was exactly the right action for us. We got rid of everything in our two bedroom duplex and moved into a tent for the summer. The next Spring, our camper showed up.

We have lived and traveled in this pickup camper since 2010. Every inch of space has been utilized … and then some. It’s time to downsize AGAIN!

The goal we have set is to do something to downsize every single day. Remove something from this camper on a daily basis, until we are down to the minimal basics that we’ll need for our Vanabode.

We will have six plastic containers that are stored under the bed and a set of stacking drawer containers behind the driver’s seat. So far, I’ve decided I will use the containers as follows, but these plans are subject to change, as we get down to the final move in.

Kitchen utensils
Pantry items
Books and CDs
Tech stuff, tools, duct tape, etc.
Clothes
??

See? This is still unfolding as we downsize. My plan is to purchase one of the storage containers to use as a guide for what to keep. It will have to all fit in these containers … if not, donate it or junk it.

4. Awareness and Expectancy State of Being

We remind each other continuously of this dream in conversations between the two of us, and with others. Having a mindset of expectancy is what fuels the manifestation. We think and act and speak without any doubt or hesitancy. Instead of saying “IF” we say “WHEN.” For example, “If we can find a Vanbode for the right price,” we say, “won’t it be fun when we find the right Vanabode.”

And then, we stay aware of the unexpected solutions that the Universe sends to us. It just goes along with letting go and not trying to figure out how this is going to happen.

Everything you can imagine is real.
― Pablo Picasso

I’m sitting here in the camper, looking at a Mason jar filled with shells and sand and rocks and acorns that I picked up as we traveled last year. I smile as I am reminded of all the beautiful places we visited and now realize this jar will be emptied and not part of our next journey in the Vanabode.

downsizing-to-vanabode-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Seashells, rocks, sand, pinecones, cotton, feathers, spanish moss, cactus pod, seaweed … all reminders of the beauty of nature we experienced

Maybe I’ll find a place in the woods here in the Ozarks to build a little gratitude shrine for all the memories these items hold. I’ll return them to nature – and in a thousand years, some archaeologist will find seashells in the Ozarks and wonder what strange phenomena caused them to be deposited here. J

I know what will happen next … we’ll be walking along a beach in Maine or Massachusetts and I’ll see a shell that I’ll slip into my pocket … and soon, another mason jar will begin to be filled with nature’s memories again.

Visualizing our Vanabode dream is fun and exciting. This series of blog posts will keep you entertained for sure, but also make you part of this incredible journey. We are honored that you dream and imagine with us.

Trisha (and Bruce!p: 573-881-6715
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Leave a comment below … share your dreams, ideas, and
inspiration.

Stealth camping is for those who like to be able to camp anywhere in nature or in cities. The Vanabode way is the way to go!

Stealth Camping the Vanabode Way

On June 24, 2015June 5, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Travel4 Comments

Stealth camping, the Vanabode way is something we considered when we first started planning for our lifestyle of a never-ending roadtrip.

But, then our Big Foot pickup camper miraculously landed in our laps and we forgot about the Vanabode … but not really.

big-foot-pickup-camper-naked-hippie-roadtrip — This is our current home!

Now, after nearly two years of traveling around the country in our Big Foot pickup camper, we are seriously considering it again.

Actually, it’s more than just a consideration …

it’s our quest.

Let me describe what stealth camping the Vanabode way is. You live and travel and camp in a white utility van that has been revamped inside to be your living quarters.

Now, of course, all kinds of questions come up immediately about what kinds of revisions do you make, what do you do for a bathroom, a shower, a kitchen, storage, etc.?

All of those questions are explicitly and ingeniously answered in the book which you can pick up here or by clicking on the pic over on the right sidebar of this post.

The Vanabode book will answer all your “how” questions, plus give you so many ideas for saving money on travel, even if you don’t choose to live in a Chevy van.

Plus, if you have an ounce of the travel bug in you … if you love roadtrips … you’ll love the book. Just watch this and you’ll understand:

Here’s exactly why we are ready for the Naked Hippies Roadtrip to begin stealth camping the Vanabode way.

We’ve never wanted a huge RV because of the stress it would cause maneuvering a huge Greyhound sized vehicle through a city, or pulling a fifth wheel behind our pick up camper. Our pickup camper has been the perfect size for us … but,

it’s still is hard to maneuver through city traffic and parking isn’t always so accessible.

For instance, when we stayed at a hotel in Los Angeles last summer for a business event, the management had to open their back gate to let us into the parking lot because their front entrance was too low.

Found a great solution from this experience! The second time we went to Los Angeles, we totally changed our arrangements to attend the event. We parked the camper in the LA airport parking lot, took the shuttle to the airport (free), took the hotel shuttle to the event (free) and had the fun of watching the planes take off almost right over our heads! Total camping fee for the weekend event was $18.

We’ve stayed overnight in Walmart parking lots, at truck stops, casinos and even rest stops when a campground wasn’t readily available, or when we just got too tired to go another mile.

Some of these places have no problem with overnight RV parking, but more and more have added restrictions against RV overnight parking.

See why a white Chevy van would be able to park anywhere? It doesn’t scream RV!

One of our favorite places to visit is Ocean Beach, California. The first few times we were there, we were able to park our pickup camper on any city street as long as we paid attention to the early morning street cleaning schedule. We always found a parking space a block or two from the beach and loved it, of course!

stealth-camping-the-vanabode-way-naked-hippies-roadtrip (2) — We love the sunsets at Ocean Beach!

On our last visit there, an irate resident whose house faces the ocean came knocking on our door one afternoon, after we had spent the first night parked there. He informed us there was a new San Diego County ordinance passed several months prior that prohibited any RVs on city streets. It was his strong suggestion that we move or be fined $200.

Again, a white Chevy van would not raise any red flags. We could go back to Ocean Beach without any worries of fines.

I’m sure by now, you have begun to understand that our experiences of RV fulltime living are not like most others.

We do our best to avoid the RV parks where asphalt has replaced grass and RVs are lined up like houses in a suburban development.

We don’t hunker down in one place for the winter season like the thousands of Snowbirds that head to Yuma. We get restless to get the wheels rolling so we can see more of this great country.

We live simply to the point that towing anything is just out of the question. So, wherever we need to go, or want to go, the Big Foot Camper must go.

We’ve experienced enough restrictions over the past couple of years to make us realize that many people think RVs only belong in a RV park or campground.

The Naked Hippies are ready to start stealth camping. We’ve already been implementing some of the suggestions from the book. Now it’s just a matter of finding the perfect white van for us and fixing up the inside.

So, now begins another great adventure … the unfolding of our next dream which has caught us a little by surprise and stirred up quite a bit of excitement.

You know what happens when your dream becomes reality? Another dream is born, ready to evolve and unfold.

Our dream of living fulltime on a never-ending roadtrip came true and in 2014, we traveled over 20,000 miles through 18 states.

And now … we’re going undercover! We are ready to experience the same kind of adventures Jason Odom and his wife Kelly recently had on their eighteen week road trip along the East Coast … stealth camping the Vanabode way!

We don’t know when it will happen or how it will all fall into place.
We do know that once a dream takes root, the people, places and things to make it a reality are already available.

Stay tuned! This is going to be a great Naked Hippies adventure as we start planning for stealth camping the Vanabode way!

Trisha
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P.S. This quote from Jason Odom, creator and author of Vanabode just sums it all up for us. This is why we are living on the never-ending roadtrip:

“We have all wasted the romance because we thought we could buy with money from a travel agency what only extended periods of time can give us. We all stumble into that terrible day at some point, when we realize we have so few days left to do the things we dream about, having wasted so much time on nothing.” Jason Odom

P.P.S. Grab a copy of our free ebook “We Did It – You Can Too” which tells the whole story of how the Big Foot pickup camper landed in our laps!! Click the pic in the upper left corner.

We also have a map that has been guiding us to this time and financial freedom – to live our dream as we are doing.

The Map is Not the Territory for the Naked Hippies Roadtrip

On March 8, 2015June 6, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Marketing Tips, Quit Your Job, Travel, Work From AnywhereLeave a comment

We’ve definitely learned “The Map is Not the Territory” since we travel full time in our pickup camper.

Last year, we celebrated one year on the Naked Hippies Roadtrip…

one-year-on-the-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Celebrating a year of wondrous adventures!

Oh, we had the atlas handy at all times. We had Siri to guide us to the destinations. But, as the saying goes, the MAP is not the territory.

When we started this roadtrip adventure, we had a choice of heading to the Southwest or Southeast for the winter. It didn’t really matter which way we headed, we just knew we wanted to be where it was warm and sunny. So, we flipped a coin – and

We headed to Arizona knowing full well the territory was not conducive to our desire to retire from snow and ice. We had to detour further and further south to avoid Winter Storm Boreas.

arizona-saguaro-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Love the saguaros here!

Arizona was the perfect spot for the winter … sunshine and warmth compared to the frigid temps and snow that the rest of the country experienced.

We were grateful the flip of the coin brought us here.

Soon, our wheels were headed to the beaches of California.

We had the map to guide us on the trip to Carlsbad, but the territory we encountered was not what we expected. The climb up the Cuyamaca Mountains proved to be too much for our Dodge Ram (we didn’t know it needed a new radiator) and we spent 8 hours on the side of the road in the middle of those mountains, waiting to be towed to the nearest town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyamaca_Mountains — Beautiful mountains, a long ordeal awaits us

For the entire year, we had the map but it was the territory that gave us the best experiences and the most challenging ones.

We discovered red rock canyons in Oklahoma. Who knew Oklahoma had anything this beautiful?

red-rock-canyon-oklahoma-naked-hippies-roadtrip — One of our favorite camping spots is here in Oklahoma!

We experienced the wondrous energy of Sedona, but didn’t expect that finding an overnight spot to camp would be almost impossible.

Read about our magical adventures in Sedona.

sedona-beauty-naked-hippies-roadtrip — There is amazing energy in this sacred space

In Twin Falls, Idaho, we traveled across the Perrine Bridge where we had the delight of standing above the Snake Canyon to view its majestic glory AND then, had the surprising delight to watch base jumpers leap from the 486 foot bridge.

perrine-bridge-twin-falls-naked-hippies-roadtrip — The view from the middle of this bridge is jaw dropping!

Our trip to Oregon took us to the Silver Falls State Park where we discovered a rain forest and 10 waterfalls.

silver-falls-state-park-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Never knew there were rain forests in the US

As we traveled along the Pacific Coast Highway, we pulled over at one scenic overlook and spotted whales!

oregon-coast-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Mile after mile of this breathtaking beauty along the Pacific Coast

In California, at the last minute, we found a campground nestled in the sand dunes and explored the dunes, feeling as if we had been removed from the whole world. And then – we were able to take a horseback ride along the beach and over the sand dunes.

pacific-dunes-california-naked-hippies-roadtrip — I own this space right now!

In Utah, we drove up and up and up the mountain road to an altitude of over 12,000 feet in the Uinta National Forest to attend the Rainbow Festival without realizing this would be more harrowing than any other route we had taken.

Uinta-National-Forest-Naked-Hippies-Roadtrip — Harrowing drive to the top,but oh, the view was amazing

I could go on and on about our travels and experiences that most certainly prove the map is not the territory and really, anyone who has traveled extensively like we have would have their own stories to share as confirmation.

But, there’s more to this message than just the adventures of the Naked Hippies on the open road.

We also have a map that has been guiding us to this time and financial freedom – to live our dream as we are doing.

And in this regard, the map is absolutely 100% NOT the territory.

When we first started out on the adventure of online marketing, we grabbed the map first, of course. That’s what everyone does in the beginning.

the-map-is-not-the-territory — The world of internet marketing has endless possibilities

You are enticed by the potential of creating something that will give you and your family the freedom that you long for…

A way out of the 8-5 job …

An income that will pay all the bills and then some …

So, you pick up the “map” … you join an opportunity that someone shared with you as a way to begin making money from home.

You can see where you are going – the destination is clear. But, you’ve got to navigate the territory, and that is where most people get stuck.

Here’s what usually happens in this industry. Someone decides to join a business opportunity because they are excited about their dream of being financially free and they see all the ads and testimonies of

“make 30k in 30 days”
“push button business”
“we do all the work for you”

So they come into the industry thinking it’s the easy way out, when it’s nothing close to being easy.

When they don’t see the results they were expecting, they quit, they blame the company, they accuse their upline for not helping them, they walk away from the one industry that will protect their family from the dwindling economy.

From the start, you should know this about becoming an internet marketer:

easy-button — No “easy” button to push in building a business

It’s a business. It takes work. It takes commitment.

There is no “easy” button to take you from zero to millions.

It isn’t a lottery ticket that delivers millions overnight.

But, you should also know this:

Internet marketing is the ONLY industry that is available to anyone, at any age, no matter where they start, no matter what their background is, or their skill level.
Here is what you need to be a successful internet marketer:

A strong desire
a dream
a willingness to learn
a commitment do what you are taught
a simple, uncomplicated system
a step by step training access
a community of support

Without all of those components, the territory will become a maze of confusion and frustration because …

You will encounter detours and roadblocks.
You will come to dead ends and have to turn around
You will sometimes feel like nothing is working
You will feel lost, overwhelmed and stuck.

This is not meant to dissuade you from becoming an internet marketer.

It is meant to prepare you for the territory you will experience on the roadtrip to your freedom.

The map is not the territory… in internet marketing.

Hold on to the map, it will guide you to where you desire to be.

But prepare now for the territory you must travel to get to that destination.

Where is your map taking you?

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Trisha
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P.S. Sometimes, you need to “recalculate” the
route to your destination. If you’ve been traveling
on the internet marketing journey for a while and
don’t feel any closer to your dream, we can help.

There is a reason you have read all the way through
this lengthy blog post. Let’s get you back on your
roadtrip to freedom. Message me on Facebook,
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