ABC = Always Be Curious is one of the 10 tenets for creating an adventurous outlook on life.
Start with the question “What interests you?” and go from there. Adventure Wednesdays started with following my curiosity of discovering what I find fun.
In these blogs, you can discover all sorts of fun adventures, inspirations and ideas for you to follow or use as a jumping off point for following what’s piqued your interests!
“Tequila is not something to shoot. It’s best enjoyed sipped, without lime or salt” says Jeff Sawyer, owner of Bombs Away Cafe, a local hot spot in Corvallis, OR. Gone are the days of cheap tequila best drunk quickly, masked by other flavors or hidden in sugar-laden...
As Seen in the Corvallis Advocate In December 2021 I started a freelance gig as a writer for the hyper-local paper, the Corvallis Advocate. This post will be a collection of links to my favorite stories. I've excluded short newsy-items that are necessary news, but...
Get Curious "Curiosity killed the cat" is an idiom meant to keep you solidly in a box, to limit your imagination, to keep you from asking questions and shame you from exploring options others deem trouble. Did you grow up hearing this phrase? Although I am not...
Amy was, as she describes herself, that hamster on the hamster wheel. That crazy hamster, running and running and running. Reacting to everything. Irritable, cranky and anxious. She was often yelling at her two young daughters, unable to be present emotionally for...
It happened again. That voice whispered in my ear telling me my word for the year. I’ve written about choosing a word for the year over making annual resolutions. I’ve offered up bucket lists and vision boards. Recently I’ve even challenged you...
Finding a job in the time of Corona Virus is an adventure Ever have a crazy idea that you trusted would come true? I did, and I went for it. However, a stumbling block showed up, and I challenged myself to use an adventure mindset to find work in the new...
Adventure is an Attitude, and Play is a state of mind. It’s how you look at life rather than an activity. Adventure Wednesdays started because I wanted to discover, for myself, what I found fun. While researching activities that I enjoyed, I discovered a whole new...
To hell with New Year's you make Resolutions that don't always stick! Why not try something different? Pick a Word. One simple word that's easy to remember. One that helps you be who you want to be. You could even go one step further...trust the Word that picks you!...
It’s a well-documented fact that athletes use visioning to help them up their game, and great leaders are charged with executing big visions to move companies/policies/armies/etc to great successes. But what can we do when we are running around in our daily lives,...
What's the definition of adventure? What's my definition of adventure? These are questions I asked myself when I decided that part of my work's mission is to redefine the word's meaning. After discovering answers to these questions, the next step was...
"The first thing you do with a new tarot deck is throw out the booklet. Trust your intuition to tell you what the cards mean." (Every tarot card teacher I've met) Pre Adventure Wednesdays My biological father, who is now 82, recently became aware that people may have...