january 5, 2013
Adventure
I read this post from Sarah Markley and it fits our day well today on our expedition on snowshoes to Snoqualamie Pass to play in the snow with the Atkins and the Hutchinsons:
"But one thing I’m learning about adventure, and a trip down the aisles of REI confirms it, is that most of the time it’s an intentional thing.
Adventurers don’t let adventure find them. They seek it out. They plan the hike, they research the trail, they get the right equipment. And then they buy the plane ticket.
So if life is an adventure, like we like to say it is, why do we make it seek us out? Why aren’t we out there loving bigger and bleeding grace? Why aren’t we seeking out the hurt and the grief-stricken? Why aren’t we making better use of our time?
Our quick lives are full of turns and joys and disappointments. They were never meant to be comfort filled existences lived on sofa cushions. We were made for adventure, for living life in a a big way by sharing our hearts and our homes with the world.
Adventure doesn’t look for us, adventure must be made. And besides that, very few people ever had a great story to tell while sitting on the sofa.
What adventure will you make today? Who will you love? How will you use your time differently today?"
http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2012/05/if-life-is-an-adventure/
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