Be in Love with Life and Count it All as Adventure

February is a short and sweet month, right? Commercials and retailers would have you believe it’s about romantic love and all those squishy, yummy feels.  Lots of people walk alone, choosing (or not) to be single, or have lost the love of their life. But this month has so much more to offer and look forward to! I propose (get the holiday pun?!) to fall in love with life and count it all as adventure.

The unfortunate reality is that our society has sugar-coated the notion of “love” and “adventure” as always positive, free and good everything.  But that is just not the way life goes.  Consider travel plans that include delays or stomach viruses. Think about moving to a new place, or similar big life changes, only to have the job or home search take longer than expected.  What about those much anticipated five-star exotic dining experiences that wreak havoc on intestinal function? Never mind all the ups and downs that the human experience unequivocally includes. These are the real adventures that force us to expand our thinking, tolerances, and engage in personal growth. And we cannot escape these real adventures so we might as well love them, too.

And that is what we have – a human life experience – a life to live; an adventure! Why not choose to embrace this wild journey with an open heart and a love for the full experience of living. May each of you have a blessed month full of wonderful opportunities to share and experience love in all its forms.