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REVIEWING TODAY: TRAVEL AS TRANSFORMATION BY GREGORY V. DIEHL
“Soon after I became a traveler, I came to feel ashamed for having had the limited understanding of things I did before. Travel showed me how arrogant I had been to think I understood my place in the world. I could not have seen that the world I knew was just one of many possible worlds.” Thus begins the unique perspective offered by Gregory V. Diehl in his psychological guidebook, Travel as Transformation. As a fellow non-stop world traveler, I was instantly attuned to Mr. Diehl’s observation and his inclination toward self-examination for the purpose of transformation. And he nails immediately the difference one must cultivate in order to pursue this goal in this particular manner: “Explorers and innovators actively pursue discomfort.” Thus he lets you know up front that travel-as-transformation is antithetical to seeking comfort through escape. Once again, transformation is not at first a comfortable or a pleasurable occupation, but it is a necessary process for reaping the rewards of a self-examined life.
Gregory V. Diehl continues by cutting to the chase and quickly offering his single most important nugget of information regarding both motivation and process in treating Travel as Transformation: “To travel, your perception of reality must constantly evolve.” If one were prone to recognizing pure gold when discovered, this would be enough. For most, this is not enough, and Mr. Diehl succinctly and expertly expands on what he means by offering his own experiences – both in traveling and in the spiritual/psychological practice of self-inquiry – as examples of how one might proceed, and as possible indicators of what in general one might expect to encounter. Smartly and kindly, however, this author leaves the true discoveries up to you. As one who follows a similar path, and for the same purpose, I must affirm: he clearly knows the way and describes it quite brilliantly.
Joel R. Dennstedt – Reviewer
Author-Journalist-Adventurer
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