My First Microadventure

I have been feeling a little trapped.

There are a lot of things I want to do.

My son is in his senior year, so I want to see all of his rugby games.

I want to savor all of those “lasts”.

My daughter is ill and needs lots of help and love.

My husband has a demanding job so I cook dinner every night.

I want to do my best work for my wonderful coaching clients.

I know you have your own list of busy.

You get it.

So when my old friend from college called and said she was in the area on vacation, it brightened my day.

She texted me and said, “Would you like to get together for coffee or lunch or dinner this week?  I may not get right back to you because I will be out on the lake kayaking.”

I texted back, “Yes! But I want to kayak.”

And we did.

It was incredible.

I was kayaking with Kathy in the morning, and back at my desk for coaching calls by the afternoon.

But I’m no unicorn.

You can carve out a microadventure for yourself.

You don’t need to splurge on a trip to Europe when you can get that feeling of freedom right in your backyard.

Stepping out of my every day routine made me feel a little freer.

What makes you feel a little more free?

Coffee or lunch or dinner would have been easy.

But they wouldn’t have fed my spirit like an adventure on the water.

Right in the middle of the workweek. Ha!

I think that makes me a little bit of a badass.

What feeling do you want from that big safari in Africa?
Adventure?
Novelty?
Freedom from technology?

Whatever it is, take the big bucks out of the equation and create those feelings right where you are.
Not only is it more cost effective, but this way you can adventure more often!