Here are most of those things I associated with such phrase back when I was stuck in one place.

I was always in a group when I was a kid. I never liked crowded places but I liked being with someone. Because the world tends to be scary when you're alone. That is until my boss from the university decided to make me go on a solo research trip to Leyte where I did not exactly know anyone or had someone to be with me on every location. I flew there, found a lodging behind UP Palo and almost got stranded at Rafael's. But I survived the week and got home with a box of pasalubong. I haven't gone on a solo trip again but I did book a single ticket to Coron this year. Because a little girl can go around on her own without the fear of being alone.

This is similar to the famous line "take time to smell the flowers". There were moments I was in between places but my mind is really nowhere. I was moving around with no direction. Those times when I was working on different projects for school or for work. Moments I would meet some friends then go home to work then rush to another. It's also another thing when you have just started traveling and you think you can go to every single place without savoring the moment. One photo here, one photo there and you are done. I have learned to take my time, enjoy the scenery, get to know the people, and actually feel the new environment before going to some place else. As they say, "life is not a sprint, it's a marathon". I aim to take my time to actually have real stories about the places I've visited.