That stirring you feel is calling you to adventure.

It’s that deep gut feeling that that urges you to live in the beauty, simplicity, and excitement that is found on a good adventure. If you are familiar with that call, the good news is that adventure abounds!

HOWEVER
We sometimes lose our map.

As mammals with big ‘ole brains, the call to adventure gets muted. Old pain reasserts itself time and again… automatic habits and reactions crop up, or relationships repeat themselves, or anxiety staggers us, or the cold, wet blanket of depression quiets us. The promise of adventure and the excitement to answer the call slips away.

AND THEN WE FORGET

We forget the sunrise, how the wind tickles at the beach, or how the sky tastes on the mountain. We forget how Christmas lights sparkle more when you squint at them or how restful a cat can sleep.

WE FORGET ADVENTURE.

In my 15 years of experience in the mental health field, I am convinced that we forget adventure and lose the willingness to answer the call by the experiences of trauma that we have all had. And indeed, we have all had experiences of trauma. Some traumatic experiences are easy to point to and identify, while others are more insidious, silently relaying messages to a growing brain about life. The messages of trauma might sound or feel something like, “no one understands”, or “the world is not safe”, or “feelings are dangerous”, or “trust no one”.

AND THOSE MESSAGES BECOME OUR MAP.