Brilliant! Beautifully produced! And ironically super low view counts...puts the lie to all those that say the effort you put into your content will eventually be rewarded with an audience...but who cares, keep looking beyond!
Great video brother. You've expressed many things which I have felt (and still currently feel) after I returned from solo travelling New Zealand and Canada before COVID hit. While travelling I felt for the first time I was exactly where I was meant to be in that moment. All the "shoulds" I subscribed to (should have this much money, should be in a loving relationship, should be working this job, should know what I want) evaporated. I felt connected with life, and really experienced this kind of "cosmic karma" where when I truly felt part of something bigger than myself. If I thought about only myself and what I could gain, things did not seem to turn out favourably for me. But when I thought about others first, the more love I gave out, the more I received back, which led to side quests that I never thought would ever happen. But upon returning back to "normal life", I've struggled to apply the lessons I learned out on the road, wondering whether they were only applicable to the road while solo travel. Wondering whether the standard format of life is the right type of soil for me to grow in. Wondering whether I'm just feeling withdrawal from the high I got while travelling, and wondering whether my "baseline" yearns to be that travellers high once more. What you have experienced, no one can really understand. It's like you are living in your own dimension now. It's like your eyes have been opened to a world behind the one that the majority of people will never see. It's like you've travelled to Mordor and Mt Doom from the Shire, experiencing all manner of creatures, landscapes, and things you never thought existed. Only to come back home, just where you left it, where nothing has perceptively changed, and no one could fully understand what you have just experienced. They don't even know that that other dimension exists. A lonely feeling indeed. I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel (via the Slow Growth community), and I look forward to your future work.
me and my wife tend to say: coming back was just another stop on the journey. we're not done yet :) there is always something to look forward to and it's up to us to decide what comes next.
I took a gap year that grew into 24 months traveling and working internationally. While traveling I felt free and was excited about new opportunites everyday. Now that I am back home I am back in a circle that broke when I left and I no longer know where I belong. Life is different my home is not the home I left. I felt that there is so much more in the world to do see and experience but there will never be enough time. Being home back in my house is a whole new experience but I can't walk out the door an get on a train everyday to see something new.
This is deeeeeeeep :) My brain broke as I pondered on the circle for a while. It made me think... After spending a few mins thinking, I have a question.... What if you don't really "want" anything. What if you're genuinely happy with what you have and where you are? What if you do things as fun, like how children play outside, or as a challenge, like children climbing trees, as opposed to finding meaning and purpose in them? I don't know if my question makes sense, haha. But that's the question I have.
that's an absolutely legit question and good question! The way I see it: If you feel content and accept things as they come, you kind of allow life to change the "trajectory of your cycle" at any time, leading and allowing you to naturally explore other perspectives, experiences and "cycles", thus enriching your life. And although I belief that purpose and meaning are essential to the human experience, I find value and comfort in reminding myself that there is no meaning and purpose, but that we create it - Just as children who play, do it just for fun. There is no such things fun waiting to be found. Kids create it, simply by playing :)
After travelling for only 5 days, I met and spoke to many people and that I want to see again. I feel so depressed to be back home and going back to the same habits I have. Your comment and questions took some weight off of my heart so I appreciate it.
Hello, I stumbled on your content a little bit ago and wanted to let you know that I respect the work you put into this video. Keep it up, you have some serious potential. To many people give up right before greatness, so keep pushing, you're doing awesome
Hi, I’ve followed you silently since I met you at the Slow Growth community and I have to say this is one of your best videos. It’s so raw and real about all the fears and false expectations around escaping. Congrats 🎉 The truth is that all are valid points. Either out of burnout of enjoyment, at the very end, the path is presented eventually.
I love this Wojtek. As always, I'm astounded by your willingness to be raw, honest, vulnerable and truthful. I feel like you're taking us all along for this ride with you, all of us who ponder the same questions and wonder what's beyond. "Shall I stay or shall I go?" is a song lyric that runs around my brain from time to time.
VIsual Eye Candy. music score is beautiful. the storytelling is topnotch. EVERYTHING is AWESOME! another masterpiece I'm definitely going to be breaking down to copy! 😂👀
Thanks, Justin! Always happy to see you in the comments :) Here's fun fact you might enjoy: the beginning and ending music are the same track, but alternative interpretations 🎼
The sheer quality of your content amazes me and you definitely deserve more views.
thank you! I appreciate it 🙏
Brilliant! Beautifully produced! And ironically super low view counts...puts the lie to all those that say the effort you put into your content will eventually be rewarded with an audience...but who cares, keep looking beyond!
Great video brother. You've expressed many things which I have felt (and still currently feel) after I returned from solo travelling New Zealand and Canada before COVID hit. While travelling I felt for the first time I was exactly where I was meant to be in that moment. All the "shoulds" I subscribed to (should have this much money, should be in a loving relationship, should be working this job, should know what I want) evaporated. I felt connected with life, and really experienced this kind of "cosmic karma" where when I truly felt part of something bigger than myself. If I thought about only myself and what I could gain, things did not seem to turn out favourably for me. But when I thought about others first, the more love I gave out, the more I received back, which led to side quests that I never thought would ever happen.
But upon returning back to "normal life", I've struggled to apply the lessons I learned out on the road, wondering whether they were only applicable to the road while solo travel. Wondering whether the standard format of life is the right type of soil for me to grow in. Wondering whether I'm just feeling withdrawal from the high I got while travelling, and wondering whether my "baseline" yearns to be that travellers high once more.
What you have experienced, no one can really understand. It's like you are living in your own dimension now. It's like your eyes have been opened to a world behind the one that the majority of people will never see. It's like you've travelled to Mordor and Mt Doom from the Shire, experiencing all manner of creatures, landscapes, and things you never thought existed. Only to come back home, just where you left it, where nothing has perceptively changed, and no one could fully understand what you have just experienced. They don't even know that that other dimension exists. A lonely feeling indeed.
I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel (via the Slow Growth community), and I look forward to your future work.
me and my wife tend to say: coming back was just another stop on the journey. we're not done yet :)
there is always something to look forward to and it's up to us to decide what comes next.
I took a gap year that grew into 24 months traveling and working internationally. While traveling I felt free and was excited about new opportunites everyday. Now that I am back home I am back in a circle that broke when I left and I no longer know where I belong. Life is different my home is not the home I left. I felt that there is so much more in the world to do see and experience but there will never be enough time. Being home back in my house is a whole new experience but I can't walk out the door an get on a train everyday to see something new.
This is deeeeeeeep :) My brain broke as I pondered on the circle for a while. It made me think... After spending a few mins thinking, I have a question.... What if you don't really "want" anything. What if you're genuinely happy with what you have and where you are? What if you do things as fun, like how children play outside, or as a challenge, like children climbing trees, as opposed to finding meaning and purpose in them? I don't know if my question makes sense, haha. But that's the question I have.
that's an absolutely legit question and good question! The way I see it: If you feel content and accept things as they come, you kind of allow life to change the "trajectory of your cycle" at any time, leading and allowing you to naturally explore other perspectives, experiences and "cycles", thus enriching your life. And although I belief that purpose and meaning are essential to the human experience, I find value and comfort in reminding myself that there is no meaning and purpose, but that we create it - Just as children who play, do it just for fun. There is no such things fun waiting to be found. Kids create it, simply by playing :)
After travelling for only 5 days, I met and spoke to many people and that I want to see again. I feel so depressed to be back home and going back to the same habits I have.
Your comment and questions took some weight off of my heart so I appreciate it.
this video genuinely touched me wow..
I appreciate hearing that 🙏
Hello, I stumbled on your content a little bit ago and wanted to let you know that I respect the work you put into this video. Keep it up, you have some serious potential. To many people give up right before greatness, so keep pushing, you're doing awesome
Thanks, Austin! Means a lot to hear that and to see people appreciating the effort that goes into these films 🙌
Awesome video! Very nice structure and easy to understand. Also funny 😁
thanks, buddy! I'm glad you enjoy my less-senscile moments, haha
This video is perfect in every sense. Thank you for that honest take 🙌
this means to world to me! thank you for watching 🙏
Hi, I’ve followed you silently since I met you at the Slow Growth community and I have to say this is one of your best videos. It’s so raw and real about all the fears and false expectations around escaping. Congrats 🎉 The truth is that all are valid points. Either out of burnout of enjoyment, at the very end, the path is presented eventually.
thank you for lifting the vail of silence then :) and indeed: eventually all waves settle
Lovely view of travel and happiness and discovering yourself along the way. You've given me a lot to chew on, thank you.
Thanks, Thomas! Hopefully a good "thinking snack" for the next hike :)
I love this Wojtek. As always, I'm astounded by your willingness to be raw, honest, vulnerable and truthful. I feel like you're taking us all along for this ride with you, all of us who ponder the same questions and wonder what's beyond. "Shall I stay or shall I go?" is a song lyric that runs around my brain from time to time.
"When to quit and when to stick" is another one. Maybe a decision awaits :)
VIsual Eye Candy. music score is beautiful. the storytelling is topnotch. EVERYTHING is AWESOME! another masterpiece I'm definitely going to be breaking down to copy! 😂👀
Thanks, Justin! Always happy to see you in the comments :) Here's fun fact you might enjoy: the beginning and ending music are the same track, but alternative interpretations 🎼
This was amazing. The quality and heart of this really strikes hard.
Thank you - I much appreciate 🙏
Thank you
🙏🙏🙏
wow
🙏🙌
Love the philosophical touch. Now I don't want to be a Travel Influencer 😬
maybe I should change my header to "crushing dreams - since 2022" 😄
@@JustWojtek 😂😂😂 Delivering an honest slice of life more like
Artistic types ay
hahaha, you got me!