Hi everybody! Or should I say Hi nobody??
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Sailing into stormy weather
This is my very first post, and I sure hope nobody out there is reading this yet! But I know that I have to get this blog started somewhere, so here I am!
What's this all about? This is (or will be -- at the moment it's more of an intention than a reality!) a blog about adventure, in the many forms it can take. There are the big adventures, like sailing around the world, through the howling winds and high seas of the roaring 40s. Of course that's an adventure! We all know that.
But adventures don't need to be big. They don't need to be dangerous. They don't need to be physically rigorous. They don't need to happen in the wilderness. They can (and do) happen everywhere, all the time!
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A wise man once told me
To some people, adventure is running a river that's never been run before. To my mom, it's staying in a hotel without room service."
The thing is, to a veteran mountain man, a stay at the Ritz could be an adventure. Think Crocodile Dundee. An adventure is something unusual, something that takes us out of our normal patterns, and involves a level of newness and uncertainty. As such, it opens our eyes and expands our world.
3D glasses
Some adventures are cunningly disguised, and you have to look at them just right to recognize them for what they are. It's like putting on the 3-D glasses. There are the domestic adventures, like cooking duck for the first time. There are the uncomfortable adventures, like sleeping on the airport floor when all the flights are grounded at Christmas. There are the business adventures, like leading your first staff meeting. And there are the life adventures, like going on a blind date.
They all add up to the greatest adventure of all -- "YOUR LIFE".
I'll fill you in on all of this more later. In fact, I'll be talking a lot about adventure in the months to come. Eventually there will even be a whole "About" page to explain what this blog is about.
Right now, I'm still trying to figure out the software. (-: That didn't work - let's try the right-handed smiley 
Bye for now, but more, much more, to come! - Deanna.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Missed connectons: C'est la vie // Mar 30, 2008 at 1:36 pm
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2 Cochran: I have found adventure in… // Apr 28, 2008 at 10:41 am
[...] is exactly what the philosophy of adventure is all about. Couldn’t have said it better myself! Related posts:AboutThe first post - [...]
3 Loving Nature // Aug 5, 2008 at 11:57 am
Very interesting. I believe adventure is different to everyone. I, personally, love the outdoors, but the next p[erson might not. I love the quote by the wiseman!
4 Mike // Aug 9, 2008 at 8:56 am
Great stuff, I never thought of looking at things like this, it's really an eye-opener!
5 Arizona: Riding in the old tow truck // Sep 13, 2008 at 9:48 am
[...] turned out OK, I’ve decided to view this as just an extra adventure. According to my Philosophy of Adventure, this is one of the “cunningly disguised [...]
6 Jake // Sep 24, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Interesting post. For me an adventure is doing something I've never done or seen before. Like visiting another country, mountain climbing, mountain bike riding or exploring a new beach.
Can't wait to read about your next adventure.
Thanks.
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