Let’s face it, we all live life but do you
consider your life an adventure or do you believe that you are just existing
from day to day trying to carve out your space as best you can? I have always thought that life was an
adventure and for me, that is exactly how it has played out. By adventure, I do not necessarily mean
that you need to go on a safari to Africa or ride camels in the sands of Egypt
past the Grand Pyramid or even take a World Cruise, even though all three of
these qualify as an adventure. What
I am speaking to is your attitude and your perception of how you want to view
your life.
First I think I need to give you a clear
definition of the word ‘adventure.’
My definition describes my outlook on life and how I choose to live
it. I am willing to try something
new and different and accept the outcome for what it is, just an
experience. I don’t have a problem
trying a new route to arrive at my destination, explore a new opportunity
because it looks interesting and intrigues my curiosity or even setting a goal
to travel to a Country that I have never been to before and all alone. An adventure can be inspiring,
An adventure is ideally something or some
place that broadens your horizons, stimulates your curiosity and causes you to
feel alive, uniquely special and most of all freeing for your heart and
soul. Life is too short to be
caught up in the mundane and boring aspects all the time. We all have those moments but they do
not have to define you. It seems
to me what should define you is your philosophy of life. What you value and what brings you joy and
happiness. We all deserve to have
those aspirations and we all can enjoy those feelings whether it is on a grand
or lesser scale of life. Obviously
your standing within society will dictate the grandness of your adventure yet I
have heard of numerous people who have had life altering adventures because
they stepped out of their boring box and tried something new and
different. Money is not always the
driving force— attitude of mind, willingness to take a chance, a risk and your
pro-active behavior is what you need to make it happen.
If fear of the unknown is an obstacle for
you, do what is necessary to rid yourself of those feelings. Fear destroys so I
encourage you to move out of that box and break free because when you finally
realize that you had nothing to fear, your enthusiasm and adrenalin rush will
fill you with feelings that will alter your life and bring a great sense of
achievement into it.
Don’t just wish your life to be different,
make it happen. If you are craving
to bring some excitement into your life listen to your heart and start to make
some short term and/or long term plans.
Within the next three months, set into motion one small thing that will
feel adventurous to you. Commit
and fulfill it, then you are ready to move on to developing a plan for a
longer-term adventure. It is time
for you to make your life an adventure—Don’t you agree?
Joan Marie Ambrose
Author, Creative Writer,
Motivational Speaker
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