Too Many Possibilities...twentysomething

I love where I am in life right now, but at times find myself overwhelmed with possibilities of where my life could go. I love my job, but often find myself daydreaming of other things completely unrelated to public relations and marketing that I could be doing.

As an example yesterday I seriously entertained the idea of being a cruise ship tour guide, where I would travel with the ship and take guests through the local tourism adventure. Its almost laughable to consider such an abrupt change in career and the origination of this idea is even sillier. I actually found a job listing that fit this description through Disney's cruise line based out of So Cal.

It is so exciting to think that next year this time I could be anywhere, and at the same time incredibly stifling to think that I will probably be in the same place. While theoretically that would not be a negative, but a positive, because I have a great job in a fabulous area and more experience with my firm would be very beneficial to my career overall. Its just that in my heart I know I crave change and adventure, but it really doesn't fit in with the corporate world and climbing the ladder. Stopping a career and putting it on hold sets you back, but I wish I could put this life on hold for just a year or two.

I seem to be whining about what my peers crave, a great job in a field I understand and exceed in using talents that come natural to me. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful, I realize what a blessing it is to succeed in work, but this is such a strong force that seems to be getting further away from a strong passion to travel and explore what the world has to offer. Naturally I do want to continue my education, most likely I am the kind of person that will forever be taking classes because I love learning. Graduate school and my masters degree excite me, but push me into this life and years away from exploring. It would be simple to say just do that later, but simple rarely solves the problem, as is here. I want to do this while I have no real commitments like a family or financial responsibility, and also I want to do this while I am still young. I hold this belief that people are transformed by new cultures and experiences and that without that we are lacking wholeness and perspective, this is what drives me in my continual curiosity and with this particular conundrum.

It would be amazing if I could do other things, explore other careers and the world and suffer no negative repercussions. I would get to go on the backpacking trip through Europe I had planned before I landed my "dream job." I need to travel, it truly is a need and no longer just a want, I can feel my soul lacking wholeness. Wouldn't it be dreadful to foster these regrets as realities later on?Any ideas would be helpful here, as clearly I feel stuck.