Ponderings (August 2008) - “ADVENTURE”
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary …
Adventure is “an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks; the encountering of risks; an exciting or remarkable experience; an enterprise involving financial risk”
Sharing my thoughts …
Whenever I step into the unknown I can either feel a sense of dread or a sense of adventure. When I focus on the adventure of the unknown, my creativity is stimulated. Whereas, when I focus on the fear or dread of the unknown, my creative thinking shuts down and I become overwhelmed. When I remember to view life as an adventure I experience serendipity and learning. I can more fully live and appreciate the adventure. How do you face adventures in your life?
Questions to ponder …
- What does adventure mean to you?
- How can you seek out adventures in your life?
- What adventure did you turn down? How did that feel?
- How can you reframe a current challenge as an adventure?
- What can you do this week that would be adventurous for you?
- What was your most recent adventure? How did you experience it?
- Think of your biggest adventure. What did it show you about yourself?
- Think of your work as an adventure. How does this change your perspective?
Related quotes …
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. [Helen Keller]
One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. [William Feather]
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. [GK Chesterton]
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. [Jawaharlal Nehru]
