The time I heard "life is an adventure", I immediately thought that the only possible way to experience that was to pack a backpack, open a map and let my finger choose a destination; whether I would find myself in a gondola in Venice, or on a hot air balloon over Kathmandu, it didn't matter as long as I was far away from the well-known place I lived and everything around me was new, unknown and exotic... In fact, I have lived the life that way – travelling, crossing oceans, setting foot on almost every airport in Europe, changing countries, meeting new people, loving new places. Our world is a fascinating one, full of excitement and wonder, after all, and when we move somewhere new, the adventure begins... But then, as time passes by, everything starts to become more normal, less exciting, irritatingly predictable... the wonder of the not so new surrounding somehow undetectably fades.
Now, I believe that we don't need to do something dramatic or risky in order to have a more adventurous life. As time passes on, I have learned the substance of the following brilliant thought "Adventure isn't hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life." (John Amatt).
Now, it seems to me that packing the backpack and circling the globe is less challenging and less fulfilling than to live life in a constant state of wonder every single day despite where you are. We all can make our lives adventurous and surprisingly beautiful as we pay attention to seemingly ordinary moments of the everyday in an attempt to see our same, well-known world as a whole new universe. Even if we have lived in the same street and worked the same job for a long time, there are still wonders to be discovered, simple pleasures to be experienced and amazing things to be seen...
humble flowers,
mellow fruits,
unforgettable sunsets,
sunflowers ready to harvest,
abandoned houses full of stories,
inspiring books,
fresh water,
hot coffee,
walnut trees,
kind faces...

Life is, indeed, a beautiful adventure. Stay awake for it, pay attention, find excitement in the ordinary... Adventure is an attitude.

What have you done to add excitement into your everyday life?

Please, share your adventure in the comment section below and you will have a chance to win a copy of the premiere issue of Bella Grace.
You haven't heard of Bella Grace yet?
Well, it is a wonderful artsy new publication of Stampington & Company and I am more than delighted to be a part of it. With a folding, book-jacket cover, the magazine that is more like a book, showcases delicate images of everyday beauty as well as inspiring thoughts of simple and slow living. In honour of the first volume, Stampington & Company invited a number of artists, bloggers and photographers to participate in a Bella Grace Blog Hope through the entire month of August. You can visit other artists' posts and receive more chances to win a free copy of Bella Grace.

Comments will remain open until Friday, September 5th, 2014 and the winner will be announced in the following blog post.









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I won!!!
2014 Toronto Mom Blogger is Sylvia from Sylvia's Simple Life! 
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You are amazing!