It's time to leave the country - What are you waiting for?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Stop wasting time - Trying to plan your future is impossible
Stop wasting your time - Episode 756
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When I left the UK two years ago I got in my car and drove. No debt, no job, and no plan. I didnt even know what country I was going to. It seems a bit weird when I say it like that but it's what happened. Everything was and still is absolutely OK.
Perhaps you could start a YT channel? :-)
Epic ….I can’t decide which direction to go in ?!? Xx
@@goforitbeyourself.suekirk2165 Then the answer may be that the direction doesn't matter. Flip a coin then take the leap 🙂
@ My life isnt interesting enough at the mo. But if that changes, you never know 🙂
Love this video. You and I are blessed! I live on a little piece of land with a small barn and little, brick house! I can sit out on the deck and watch my dog or cat play, birds sing, deer, racoons, blue skies! Not everyone is so blessed! I plan maybe 60 days out! Pay bills, doctor appointments...You hit the nail on the head! "Man plans. God smiles!" Enjoy today! Hope its a good week for you! I am in Indiana in the southern area. Was very pleasant today in the 50sF. BUT a nasty bit of weather is headed our way! We are 47 days away from Spring!!! Ordered a seed catalogue making a list for seeds! You take care!
It’s great to hear that you’ve had two wonderful days. Probably being able to sit in the sunshine for a couple of hours has helped. The winter has been so cold 🥶 and wet 💦 that we all need some sunshine. Take care Marc 🤩
Thank you Edna 🙂
Marc, it warms my heart to see you soooo happy.❤. Blue skies, sunshine, birds singing, beautiful. Nope not a planner. Maybe whats for supper, but thats all. Love your paradise. Thx for sharing with us ❤
Great talk Marc… you are quite right.. yesterday is history.. tomorrows a mystery.. today is yours right now!
I hope to get out of the UK in three years.. I have been looking at places.. I want off grid isolation lol but the winters MUST be better than here or there’s no point having all the upheaval for more of the same… you are doing so well and an inspiration to me tbh… try not to think about prophecies Marc… what the powers that shouldn’t be are up to..😢
Find me a farm with a barn I can hide in lol
Love to Mr Teddy 😻
I'm bit like you, I really only plan a month or so ahead, I don't wo4k but have horse commitments, so I have 5o work around them to a degree. You have to sit back and think about what you really enjoy in life, and start to do more of that, if we were honest with ourselves most of us will enjoy just being at home , either in garden , or just chilling, or out with friends or family, the simply things. Like you I enjoy just sitting outside and feeling the first warm sun of the year on your face, and watching 5he birds, cat , dog or what ever, this morning I sat outside on my yard having a coffee with the warm sun on my bare arms and face ,bliss what else would I truly want to be doing, maybe a slightly different location ie garden lol , but I'm a home based person , I enjoy meeting people but I'm happy with my own company and that of a furry friend. Much love from a warm Kent ❤
👋 Great new's the chair is out ❤ ...Good weather is coming 🎉
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A wise friend of mine once said he'd come to treasure, in (his) life, 'pockets of happiness' - in acceptance that happiness isn't necessarily lasting or planned, but can be derived from allowing oneself to just be present 'in the moment' of a pleasurable situation.. be that say (in the UK Winter) the sight of a cluster of tiny snowdrops, emerging from cold ground, or the sight of a robin, perched on 'his' branch, beady eyes surveying his territory, or a hint of heat (on one's face) from the Winter sun.
Given the New World Order, seemingly being forced upon us, I plan to take one day at a time and grab the as many 'pockets of happiness' as I can, from nature and loved ones. Thanks Marc, for a most thoughtful vlog.
Thank you for taking the time to comment 🙂
Oh golly you are so brave ! So good to see you smiling and cheerful.....in the sunshine.Keep on keeping on and keep us un the loop! 😊xxx
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Yes we're in the same mindset....enjoy today. We have plans to move some racks for transplants where we should have five years ago. And next winter will be better than this one. Some time in the next 2 to 5 weeks. That's planning for us.
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I feel your awesomeness, I spent the day outside aswel gardening, what a beautiful day we had in Europe, ❤❤
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This question is in the air at the moment. It was asked on one of my FB groups whether to waita couple of years (towards retirement) to move to France from the USA. My response was if it was me I would get out of there asap. I really appreciate what a peaceful, very low crime and lovely area I live in.
One question though, how do you think an "average" person thinks? The older i get the more convinced I am that each and every one of us has issues. I would love to hear how you were diagnosed as ADHD as many of the symptoms that you talk about seem to apply to yours truly 🤔🙃
I was diagnosed as 'hyperactive when I was around 6 or 7 years old. ADHD hadn't been 'invented' at that time 🙂
The boxer Mike Tyson was once asked what he thought of his opponents Plan. He famously said: "Everybody's got a plan.... until they get hit." Still makes me laugh to recall Tyson the Philosopher.
Most interesting band thought provoking. When I left school I probably planned up to a year ahead as I knew what date my next holiday would be. Not great. I woke with flu coming on but not wanting to let my girlfriend down, we went and I spent a week in bed in a cheap hotel. She would bring me ‘travelling soup’ each night. and tell me about her day. ASI got older I liked doing things on the spur of the moment. I was in my 30s and at University and my husbands holiday started. I suggested he fly around the world to visit our daughter. He was gone in two days. He liked that instant living too. It was fun and adventurous. Now he has died and I am ancient with health issues my life is about as fun as to what my weeks food I will get delivered or whether I need the gardener to cut the grass or prune the roses. What I do like is viewing your channel nearly every day or watching a good movie😊 sorry about the typos I need new glasses.
Good to hear from you Carol 🙂
Its nice to do things on the spur of the moment. I look forward to every day :)
You are so lucky to have the mild winters. It's -12c today (-18 with the wind chill) here in Canada. Lovely sunshine today though. Would give just about anything to have an "island" like you! Agree with you about Pres. T, can't forget "warp speed".
I don't plan it depends on the weather and health. I like spontaneity and just get on with it. Carpe Diem! Is my saying. If it needs done and I'm able I just get it done no need to put things off. So pleased you were able to sit in the garden and enjoy the sun on your face. Teddy is learning new skills every day he growing so fast. Thank you for taking the time to clog for us.
Hello There Marc Teddy and Dave , Hope you are All well and enjoying your weekend , Great video , Nice to see Teddy enjoying your Garden , so Cute , i could watch him all Day , Great you Had a sit down in your Garden and you had sun , we Had sun Too , in Sunny Somerset , o the plans question , i never really plan anything but every one else plans my life for me , unless i hide LOL x , your Garden is looking lovely , And you are all a Joy to watch walking in your paradise , well Thank you for sharing , loved it All , Keep up your Great work , Take care Marc Teddy and Dave 🌞🐈⬛👍👍👍👍👍
There’s an old saying, “ man plans, God laughs”! The only thing I schedule as long as a year out is a doctors appointment.
Just to add about planning ahead and not knowing what's ahead, I've just seen a short upload from the wife of a guy who has a channel Desert Drifter, he was involved in a car crash 2 days ago and is now fighting for his life with a major brain injury , hes in his 30s, so you just never know.❤
I have a short term and long term plan, but it is not set in stone as things move / challenges come up that mean things take a left turn. I plan for the year then a rough idea for the next year such as holidays and the like. Sadly most of life is taken up with the grind of eat work eat sleep. Totally agree with you though you have to be able to rely on yourself to get things done and not rely on others. I also live for today and enjoy what can be enjoyed.
Life is what is happening when you're busy making other plans
Blustery snowy weather here…-20c….we can enjoy winter as well…peace of mind comes from within
That is very cold 😒
Interesting how you brought up planning ahead. I realised that as i had progressed past 60, my planning is reducing more and more hmmm. Maybe its a mental state, maybe its mental health, shoot i don't know. BUT...i'm going to put myself in your shoes, and if i was in that situation. I wouldn't say i'd plan years ahead; but i would start putting down what i would need to do in summer for following winter. I would have some projects i would progress in summer, amongst the things like growing veg etc. I'd build a greenhouse. and a few other things...and i'd mark the month i would do them in. NOT when i'd do them by, just a window. Thats like as long term as i would do i think.
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As I’ve grown older, I plan less. I have small projects, usually involving the garden or perhaps refreshing an area in the home, but they never have timeframes.
In a way the COVID lockdown (I’m Australian)facilitated slowing down even more and I embraced it even more after it ended. It caused me to look around and see what was necessary and not do important. 🇦🇺 stop and smell the roses as the saying goes
Good on you , you got to move at a good time.I would love a place like yours.Just a small place with a good plot of land in a quiet place.How did you find it?
I only moved here in 2022, so relatively recently, I just came to France and looked around... Places like mine are all over 🙂
Hola Marc, no we don't plan, usually spontaneous, like our move from the UK to Spain, bought land, lived 6 years in a tiny wooden cabin, then built a beautiful house, a dream home , then suddenly , spontaneously moved from that into an old Spanish Casita.... Not planned but so happy. Still waiting to see a bench in the Nature Reserve , so maybe you need to plan 😂❤❤
I'm working two jobs at present, and I'll hopefully get a few hours with friends and family next weekend. I have a list of jobs for February half term (3 weeks time), so I probably think in 7 week segments (half terms), unless there is something special ahead...
We were told years ago by a lovely couple, that do whatever you really want to do before you are 70. Because your body starts to get fed up and things get a bit harder lol🤗
I would say 50 not 70 🙂
@ I am still going at 78 😂
Last night I booked a crazy little 2 day trip to Alicante, Spain for end of March, hopefully I can escape England for a bit and enjoy some sunshine. I can't wait :)
Good for you, I hope you have a great time 🙂
@@yt-GoingSolo Thank you :)
Just got back from Lanzarote and 9 days of sunshine and swimming in the sea.Feel renewed to get on with life.
Live for today for tomorrow is yet to come…..my mum’s motto ❤
How many times do we say to ourself, “ if only we lived on a island”, to get away from nonsense.
Which is your nearest town? France is very much like that, especially in the countryside. I do six months in UK and six month
s in France, so if i get stuck in either one, its fine. I enjoy every day as it comes. :)
Marc, wondering about the legalities of living in France. Is it possible to just be a visitor and keep renewing to stay on, or do you have to apply for residence status/ citizenship? Don't think I'd meet the requirements for the latter. Glad you're content and enjoying life again. Agree, that there's a great sense of liberty when outside in nature and we relax.
Hi, You can get a 6 month visitor visa for France and maybe the whole Shengen area I think. After that I don't know. But I have friends who have moved here permanently with British passports. But you ill need to research this. :-)
Hello Marc, I hope you will reevaluate your opinion of the current American leader in the next months.
Stay warm and take good care of Teddy, he's a sweet boy. Spring is coming, there will be much to keep him entertained in the garden. I wish you well.
Agree, planning can take away spontaneity.
Up until a fortnight ago I did plan for 2 weeks at a time and it certainly didn't work out for me, I had planned to try to sort out my small office ( a corner in our living room) but since then I got shingles even though I don't go out, I'm on my 7th day and it's painful both in the spots and with the headaches, then there's the lethargic feeling most of the time. Hence my office not getting sorted. I even had to stop my son and grandson coming over had to stop them. So literally my week has been awful. Couldnt even go and meet my new Great Grandson, in future I don't think I will plan anything. I will take the day as it comes. 😂 ❤ x
Sorry to hear you are poorly Yvonne. Wishing you well 🙂
@GoingSolo-sfs Thankyou so much xx
I plan what I am going to do tomorrow and thats about it. Anyway I love hearing you laugh about living as you do.
In 6 weeks I’m going to Canada
Good luck ! Beautiful country but everything is so so so expensive in Canada!
Planning ahead? eh, kind of. We have long term goals like where we want to live in retirement, 5 year goal of having the current house remodeled by then, no yearly goals that I can think of right now. We slowly work towards the longer term goals.
I will be very happy 😊😊
I have never thought about deliberately planning for happiness 😮. Interesting. However, I have long-term plans... which haven't changed dramatically over time. I have short-term plans (trips, events, etc.) and I have two-week plans... just so I can schedule day-day requirements (dropping off used books, buying painting supplies for the next home rejuvenation project, etc.).
But there's still lots of room for the unexpected. 🤔😬😄
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I don't think it is possible to plan for happiness or contentment. That's what happens when you're living your life. I plan for things I want to do, or that needs to be done. The timeline varies depending on what it is and what else I need. I have some idea what I will be foing in the fall; I will make further plans when I know more about what exactly will be available. And I don't waste time worrying about worrying about rumours about what might happen next month or next year or ant time.
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I’ve decided because of the new world order I’m not planning too far ahead. But need one last holiday lol 😊
Is your son coming over to Europe any time soon?i really engaged with your emotions when he was due over last year. Your worries came to nothing and you had a good time with him. I hope its not too long until he returns
I don't know when I will get to see him again, I was thinking about making a video about him today :-)
if only my house sale would go through...
Yes, life is short and unpredictable so live in the moment (although, maybe having a few enjoyable projects lined up - just to get through next winter - might be good )..Teddy looks happy too.
I don't know that talking about Trump has much to do with 'normal' politics. My personal opinion of him is that he is an insanely greedy, ignorant, and dangerous bully. But I agree : the 'other side are fairly despicable also ! Anyway, very impressed by your woodworking skills.
How far are you from your local town Marc?
Around 8 miles 🙂
Im a dreamer 😊not so much a planner
What’s this ‘planning’ you talk about? Doesn’t exist in my life.
As I aways say Sarah, if things don't change they stay as they are... :-)
Thankyou you have made me sit up and think now , I've packed lots of boxes , now I have to get on with it all the bits that are scary find somewhere to live that I can afford as have no property to sell and basic pension , sometimes I get that , what if problem , what if I can't get a visa what if what if then I'm OK again for a while and sort something els out , 😊 good to see you and Teddy injoying the sunshine ❤❤🖤
They would do anything to stop trump , 😊. Hope we have a nice summer
Hopefully most sane minded people will! He’s just started a trade war with Canada for no reason! Only racist and greedy oligarch would vote for trump anyways! There you go delete me! I find you a total bore!