WorkingAwarenessNetwork : monday morning minute

My brother, Judd, and sister-in-law, Lisa, are world travelers.  They met each other while wandering the globe and together they have traveled from the southern to northern hemisphere.  Along the road of their breath-taking journeys, they always take one picture of them in flight.

They find a rock, table, or just flat earth and jump as high as they can while snapping a majestic photo.  They have jumped in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, across the US, and many places I’ve never heard about.  With each jump comes a new adventure. 

Judd and Lisa have found that life is filled with challenges and obstacles, but each road block is an opportunity to take a leap of faith. 

In our own life journey it is only our worry and anxiousness that holds us back.  The big question of “What if…” often lead us down a path of doom and gloom and keeps our feet planted firmly in our “stuck zone.” Judd and Lisa remind us that no matter where we are and what we do, we can take a risk and jump boldly into the air knowing that our adventures keep us young and alive.

With each adventure comes a great story to share.  I remember the time my friend split his knee open in Morocco and we experienced first hand the dark side of a hospital in extreme poverty, or when Judd and Lisa got married out in the blue Hawaiian waters and we found our boat surrounded by the majesty of many whales. 

These stories, the experience of our adventures, are the golden threads that weave through our lives and are evidence of a life fully lived.

Monday Mindfulness
What new adventures are you going to create for yourself this next year?  This week what is the first leap you can take into that direction?

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 9th, 2006 at 6:22 am and is filed under Uncategorized.