i mean it's not like i live in a cave and don't do anything, but i over think things. when one over thinks things, not as many things happen since over thinking often tends to be wrapped in a layer of fear. sometimes, darn it, it's costco sized fear in the form of a straight jacket. okay, i'm not that bad, but no one has ever said my name and used adventurous along with it.
it's not like i'm a chicken. i rode in a hot air balloon over napa valley twenty years ago and i think i slept once without any sheets covering me, but overall, being cautious seems to follow me around like a misplaced duckling looking for it's mama. peep, peep, peep.
anyhow, i'm ready. i want to throw caution to the wind. at least some of it.
so adventure, here i come and i don't mean shopping in a new grocery store where i don't know where anything is. i mean something new, different, big and slightly scary.
bring it on.
have you planned your adventure or are you going by whatever happens?
ReplyDeleteYour reference to sleeping without a sheet covering you hit me between the eyes! I absolutely cannot do that, no matter how warm it is. I don't care to dig down deep to find out why. 'cause does it really matter? I have worse problems with my being cautious than that.
vaya con Dios concerning your adventure!
Go for it! Throw all that caution (or some of it) to the wind and set your sail for your adventure. Does that sound too nautical? LOL!
ReplyDeleteCome on Beth - you can do it!! I can't wait to hear what you decide to do.
ReplyDeleteMy own fear is the fear of not trying at all.
Thanks for the wake up call. I am someone who has "lived so cautiously..."
ReplyDeleteSo have you got your adventures lined up or are you planning some spontaneous adventure? (Wait, was that an oxymoron?) Whatever the case, I can't wait to hear about it!
ReplyDeleteI have what i call my 'brave moments'....but usually i'am an overly cautious person too....I too rode in a hot air balloon a few years ago......but you know what i've never regretted ANY of my brave moments.....infact they are moment i cherish the most.....the moments when i say 'come on lets DO this'.......i think the regret would come at the end of my life if i had not done the things that frightened me... or were out of my comfort zone....
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to see what adventures you get into?
Hugs! deb
PS...I'd love to hike the Pacific Coast Trail from where i live in Ca to Washington State...That would be a huge out of my comfort zone experience for me but what a wonderful adventure that would be to talk about for the rest of my life...... :)
If u look at it life is an adventure, every single day, starting a relationship, having children, raising them, wasn't all that any short of an adventure? Yeah may be should let go a bit more and worry less, but u been adventurous enough in your way and in your place, and you have done a great job, so let that encourage you and let u find courage to be more outgoing in other spheres of life.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Beth! It sounds like a big step and one that I can totally appreciate and understand.
ReplyDeleteI'm overly cautious too-- Although I'd like to think of it more as being "organized" as in I have every known form of insurance imaginable (that screams overly cautious) and I need to "plan" things thus making me far less than a spur of the moment kind of girl. But I'm finally (at the age of 55) aware of my "quirks" and try to "wing it a little more" and have more fun.
Thanks for sharing-- I'm going to try to do the same.
Happy weekend, xo jj
i admire your sense of adventure, but we cautious
ReplyDeletefolks balance out the wild at heart ones. maybe
we balance each other.
Beth I look forward to hearing about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteOnce I rode a horse into the desert city of Petra in Jordan and met Bedouins and watched camel races outside of Jericho; I find I was more adventurous when younger. Looks like you have some fun ahead.
Beth, this is just what I needed this morning, this shot of inspiration. I'm facing the prospect of unknown, slightly scary territory, and rather than embrace this possibility, I feel a bit intimidated by it. This post was a shot in the arm for me. Bring it on indeed.
ReplyDeleteWhen I look back at my youth, I cannot believe how adventurous I was. I hung out with boys rather than girls because they wanted to do more fun things. The girl stuff kind of bored me. Thank God my adventure-filled heart never got me into trouble (well, nothing more that I could handle) but I'm not really like that anymore, although I would never labels myself as cautious.
ReplyDeleteWe need to meet. And it's going to be fun.
I'm pretty cautious, too. That's why I still live where I always lived. Go figure. And yet in someways, I am profoundly not. Go figure. Whatever you decide as your adventure -- I send you good vibes for it--and hope to hear a full report!
ReplyDeleteSo what does "something new, different, big and slightly scary" mean to you? What's wanting to be expressed, uncovered, to make you shiver all the way down to your toes?
ReplyDeleteGo!!!! you are such a wise and beautiful one - go, do it, and capture it with your lens, my beautiful friend. whatever it is that calls your name. xo
ReplyDeleteI am excited for you and new risky adventures. They make us grow, laugh, and have incredible memories when we are old.
ReplyDeleteRock on, Brave One! You've got wind beneath your wings!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing about your new adventures. Good for you!
ReplyDeletefantastic!
ReplyDeleteI swore I had your blog on my feed. Call m so only just realized your on my blog only. Miss your posts.I have enough abandon for us both. Holler when you need a little push.
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