Life is an Adventure

Written by: Karen Wallace
October 1, 2008

Really. Life IS an adventure.

For some people, an adventure is walking out the front door of their home.

For others, it is reaching the top of Mt Everest. For most of us, though, the idea of an adventure is somewhere between those two extremes.

If you think having an adventure is a fun, exciting thing to do - it is. If, on the other hand, you hear the word adventure and you start to cringe and you stomach does a little urgh sort of flip, you’re possibly someone who needs to reframe or rename the word into something that raises your excitement levels rather than your dread levels.

If you wish life to be an adventure, you have but to think it is an adventure.  Put on your ‘exploring’ adventurer glasses and off we go.

If you see your life as dull, boring, monotonous and

routine - that is how it is. In a word ‘blah’.

It isn’t necessary to leave all that routine behind and run away to the south of France or deepest, darkest Africa to inject a bit of the explorers spirit into your life.

All you need to do is put on those explorers glasses and see the world - and your life - as a wonderful adventure.

Let’s explore that a little more, shall we?

Many of us have the tendency to get bogged down in our day to day routine and see our life as drudgery. If you have a moment to daydream you may stare out the window and fantasise of running away and leaving this all behind.

Yet, for most of us, it’s just a daydream. You know you never could, and never would leave everything, or more to the point, everyone, behind.

So you just put up with the toil or trouble.

Or do you?

What if there was an easy way of injecting that sense of excitement, of wonder, of newness promised by your daydreams?

What if there was a way to inject adventure into your now, without leaving your life behind?

Yes - it will require energy. It will require courage. It will require imagination.

And it will be worth it.

How?

Remember those ‘exploriers glasses’ I mentioned earlier? Let’s take a closer look at them.

These are your very own, hand-picked, made-for-you glasses. They suit you to a T. Perfect shape, perfect colour. Most of all, perfect vision.

Pop them on and take a look at the world through these magical lenses.

For yes, they have been imbued with magic power, keyed to your frequency alone.

Take a look.

First thing you’ll notice is a brightness to everything you see. The colours are richer, brighter, more intense. The world looks fresh and inviting.

You can see further, deeper, wider than ever before.

The next thing you’ll noticed is how you feel. It’s a unique combination of relaxed and wide awake. Happy and calm. You feel on top of the world, like you could do anything you set your mind to.

Your intuition has been switched to full volume. Never before has the right path been so clear to you. Decisions come easily, the choices obvious.

Your life is suddenly filled with infinite possibilities. Whatever your heart desires is yours for the asking. Concentrate on what it is you do want and it cannot help but happen. Health, wealth, loving relationships, worthwhile work, a happy family. It’s all yours for the asking when you put on your adventurers glasses. Nothing can stand in your way!

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams

~Oprah Winfrey

Now it’s your turn. With your explorers glasses on, what magic do you notice?

Karen Wallace - encouraging you to find your own calm space | http://www.thecalmspace.com/about#karen

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