Quite honestly, there is never a perfect time to jump in and swim. Just like there is hardly ever a perfect time to have a baby and raise children. You just do it; you survive and learn to thrive. If you wait too long the window of opportunity closes.

"One of my most profound memories came from a trip we took to Alaska right after we graduated from college. We had $500 each and spent a whole summer hiking and backpacking up in the Great North Country. Everyone said we were nuts. We didn't know any better. We just got in and headed up north. It became one of the most magical memories ever. All four of us were changed forever by that experience. I remember once camping by a lake and watching the beaver play at sunset. The next morning a whole busload of tourists pulled up. They of course missed the beaver and the magic. But when they wobbled out of the bus I realized that many of these dear old folks had waited all their lives to do what we were doing at age 20. We all talked quiet a bit about the difference between our journey of joy and their trip. They could look at the scenery, but they could not dive in, swim around and drink it up. Since then I've never put off doing things I really wanted to do."

Mark Joyous,
Head Coach, TeamFunz, Colorado Springs.