Every day is an adventure waiting to be had

Lindsay and I travel a lot. If we could make a living off of traveling, taking pictures, and writing about it I can safely say we would both forgo our current career paths and do exactly that. We both love to explore, see new things, have new experiences. If I can give one piece of advice to anyone, it would be to travel, and travel often. Fly across the country. See a new city. Take a long drive. Find something new. You won't regret it.

With that being said, you don't have to travel far for an adventure. Sometimes you get to experience new things without leaving the town you live in. Sometimes without leaving your own house.

Case in point, one frigid February evening (don't ask which one. They were all frigid this past winter) when Lindsay and I took my youngest son, Chayson, to her studio for some painting.  Chayse is a sweet, albeit occasionally temperamental, 9 year old boy. He loves his Razor scooter, Legos, and anything outdoors. And he is shy. That's how we started out that evening, with Chayse being a shy 9 year old who was still trying to figure out exactly what to make of the changes going on in his life.

And then Lindsay handed him some paint. Paint the backdrop, she suggested. He did, with some hesitation. "How about this? Paint your face". "Ok..." "Wait, let's just paint your body". "Really?"

What started out as a slightly awkward painting session with a shy 9 year old and his mom's new girlfriend turned into an adventure in self expression. Going through the pictures, even now, I can see Chayse start out slightly tentative and by the end... well you can see for yourself.

If this face doesn't scream adventure and fun, I don't know what does.

So, do something fun today. Do something new. Paint. Go for a drive. Play in the rain. Teach your kids, or your parents, something fun. Laugh. Dance. Sing. Watch the sunset. Have ice cream for dinner. Create an adventure. Don't wait for that vacation you've been planning. Don't wait for whatever excuse you have that keeps you from enjoying life to the fullest. Don't wait for tomorrow to do what will make you smile today.