Haiku: Musings On Life’s Adventures

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” Jawaharlal Nehru

Haiku: Musings On Life’s Adventures – The many ways we travel

Up and down the road
Life’s many adventures call
Start now! Tempus fujit!

Seasons fade away
Bucket lists to Travel spots
Obliterated

A few years ago, I wrote a post, Reflections: A Bucket List For The Seasons Of Life, in which I shared a long list of exciting, shape shifting things one could do before kicking the proverbial bucket. At the time, I had just come off a travel stint and was eager to embrace the next exhilarating phase of my life. More travel loomed and as any travel junkie would attest, it can be addictive and I was hooked. But, I got derailed by some health issues, and had to shift gears. Since then, I’ve come full circle to appreciate the simple daily adventures we experience in our lives, and to weigh them just as highly on my scale of life accomplishments. The point is that we journey on many plains; our adventures begin within and spread outwards and then come full circle by expressing themselves in our personal stories.

Each life is sacred, and every journey is an adventure of nuanced proportions … if we don’t honor our journey, we lose touch with the magical, grace-filled pathways that enrich our lives; if we lose touch, then the adventures we claim to live outside of ourselves might even feel barren. When this week’s Discover-Challenge prompt popped up, it reminded me not only of the many adventures; trips, excursions, moves and life experiences, large and small, I’ve had in my lifetime, but also of all the adventures I have yet to explore. Tempus fujit!

More below!

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” Oprah Winfrey

Haiku: Musings On Life’s Adventures – The many ways we travel

What path shall we take?
Musings on life’s adventures
Through peaks and valleys

A new door opens
Which dreams frame our adventures …?
The journey within

In yet another post, Inspiration: Twenty Travel Spots to Stir Your Soul, I walked down the halls of my dreams, and picked out 20 places we should all visit in our lifetime. Travel is a great teacher and I’ve always believed that we can learn so much about our character and our depth of resilience from our travel experiences. But we don’t have to venture far to enjoy the pleasures of travel. We can start from our own locale and engage in activities that bring us into contact with people around the world.

Each time we extend a helping hand to another soul and stop to read about another person’s journey, we are fueling our own spirit of adventure. So, whether you travel far to the 20 spots I selected or you travel locally to 20 of your own, your actions add a level of gravitas to your life’s journey. All of our journeys/adventures have merit. As Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, “It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.” Seek and embrace yours.

This post was inspired by a WordPress Prompt:  Discover Challenge:  Adventure –  Choose your own, then render it in your favorite medium. This challenge is wide-open to interpretation for writers, photographers, artists, and composers. Render an adventure — real or imaginary — in your chosen medium, tell us what adventure means to you, or share the adventure(s) you dream of having. To help other participants and new fans find your response in the Reader, tag your post #DiscoverWP. Not sure how to add a tag? Learn more.

Positive Motivation Tip: Life’s peaks and troughs give us an opportunity to stop, reflect and direct our steps. Don’t be afraid!

PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos : Adventure via Pixabay and/or via Wikipedia

Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet