Mortensens Blog

Happy New Year.... Better late than never.

Is than statement actually right? Better late than never... I don't really know, that is to say, I'm not so sure.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to travel, see the world and take mind-blowing, history altering photographs during those travels. I still do, but now I have a family and my love for them, and my duty to them, tells me I can't travel around the world, putting myself in harms way. And, of course, there is the little issue of financing it all.

So, as is almost customary, when people get older, the kids grow up, pay for themselves and parents have more time and money to go travelling, which would make the better late than never come true. But I don't think late is good enough. Many people don't make it to late, they never get to do all he things they dreamed of, be it because of love, duty or finances. And if they do get to do the things they dreamed of, they are sometimes too late to really do or enjoy them.

I am 40, and I'm sure this is the beginning of a mid-life crisis, but I don't dream of sports cars, ear rings or tatoos. I don't want to look younger, find a younger girlfriend or anything like that. My problem is, I am happy (mostly) with my life, I love my family and would not like to change at all and yet, if I am asked on my death bed if I have regrets I would have to answer yes. I didn't follow my other dreams.

It's difficult, I really need two lives.

By the way, it's your own fault, I did warn you about the doom and gloom.