How Adventurous Are You?
Posted by Melissa Q-100 at 5/18/2008 7:37 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Remember the movie Mask? The main character, Rocky Dennis, was planning a European motorcycle trek with his best friend, but then was disappointed (albeit mortally) by his friend's decision to back out from the trip. We all thought at one point or another watching the movie how cool and freeing would it be to take a cross-country trip like that. Then we responded to ourselves somewhere in our brain, "But now I'm too old, or have too many responsibilities, or am too broke".....blah, blah, blah.
I just returned from a bon voyage cookout for a friend who is doing what Rocky wanted to. But instead of going to Europe, he and some friends are traveling to the Northern-most part of the country and then back down to the Southern-most part. He has created a website that shows the route and will share pictures along his 9-week journey.
It made me ask myself what kind of adventurous spirit I had. And the conclusion was.....none. I've never been much of a doer, just a dreamer. I can't honestly think of an adventurous thing I've done. I hate to fly so I've basically been USA-bound when it comes to traveling. I don't drive a motorcycle, surf, snow ski, repel, rock climb, bungee jump, ride a horse, hunt, kick box, kayak, even jog.
What happened along the way to make me so boring?
As a kid I thought I'd be an astronaut. I still love anything that deals with Astronomy, but again being afraid to fly seems to contradict that passion.
I've even mentioned to people that if I had undergone my kidney disease and transplant as a kid I'd likely be a doctor. But why as a kid and not an adult? Why should there be the sense when you're older that your time is up?
Not Curtis. He still has that spirit. I wish him good luck on your trip across America, and hope he enjoys the adventure!
I think you're absolutely amazing missy!
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Maybe your adventure is to speak to thousands of people live on the radio every morning. That's nothing to sneeze at.
I'd recommend a little adventure in grammar, though, for all of you on the Bert Show.
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I think you do amazing things! So what if it is not traveling cross country to see the world? You have passion and a voice for things related to issues important to you and your listening community. You out your personal life on display everyday for the listening audience and I never find you boring by any means!
I do understand though as I am a more of a dreamer less of a doer as well. I do have dreams, but I can never seem to accomplish them or even know where to start. In fact,my birthday is comming up very soon and I have even started my own blog. A personal journey of self discovery.
My children have become so much of my identity and I amd ready to take back me. I amd ready to do some of the things I missed out on by having my first child at 19. I am going to discover all of the things that I have been missing.
I encourage you to try to start small and local. That is what I have done. Visit a landmark not known by many, read inspiring stories, get ideas from others. Since you have a fear of flying, take a deep breath and jump on that jet plane and take a trip to somewhere you have always wanted to go. I know you have flown before, but the point is, fly to somewhere you have always wanted to go and never had the courage to visit. Take Katie Jo for support and savor each moment.
Think of life as your adventure. Take it all in. The sights, the sounds, the smells (good and bad). Write them down one by one. You may discover you have more adventure in your everyday life than you originally thought.
Adventure is realative. It is not for one what it may be for another.
Good Luck!
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You can be adventerous in your own backyard. Adventure is realative to the person, traveling is the one adventure everyone thinks of, but learn something. Take a pottery class, take some self defense classes, go to a local community college and take one of their vocational classes, take a cooking class, go to a wine tasting, should I continue?
You dont have to travel to be adventerous you just have to be open minded to new experiences.
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