When I was growing up National Geographic magazine symbolized adventure. Adventure was traveling to exotic unpronounceable places, eating things with eyeballs and hiring guides to take you where few people had been before. Flash forward to today where travelling extensively is much more commonplace and the National Geograpic Channel offers us the opportunity to visit foreign lands and exotic cultures anytime we choose. Leaving me to wonder: If travel isn't adventure anymore, than what is? Perhaps it's time to redefine adventure as less about where we live and more about how we live. For me, this means being open to new experiences even if there is an element of the unknown and unexpected. For example, I recently moved from a traditional corporate environment to an entrepreneural environment that by its very definition has no roadmap. Sure, the path less travelled is challenging but it's also rewarding too. I've already grown a lot. Not all adventures need to be so dramatic. Taking a new route to work can be an adventure. So can taking a dance class. Relationships can be adventures, too. All of them will show you something new (no pith helmet required).
Is there something in your life that you'd like to try but haven't yet? Have you recently begun something new? How did it feel? What did you learn? We invite you to share your experiences and stories with us and our readers. Afterall, we're all fellow travelers in this grand adventure called life!
(C) Ruth Yasko
Guest contributor Ruth Yasko is an award-winning writer, creative director, producer and accomplished fine-art photographer. Ruth has a gift for inspiring others and menors up-and-coming creative professionals and entrepreneurs. A life-long explorer and creator, Ruth's greatest adventure began six months ago with the birth of her daughter, Seren.
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