On an adventure

I renamed my blog, "The list: An adventurers guide to life". I debated about this title for a bit. When I think of an adventurer I think of an Indian Jones type character wearing khaki clothing and a musket, driving a jeep through the jungle, looking for some rare bird, or discovering a new plant that will heal the world. Not to say that the people who fit that description are not adventurers, but we all are. Each day is a new adventure. Each day we are given 86,400 seconds to create any adventure that we want.

I read a quote that really spoke to me. "People say that what we are seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think this is what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeking is an experience of being alive." - Joseph Campbell.

Someone once poised an interesting situation to me. Say you were given $86,400 at 12:01 am that you had to spend everyday, how would you spend it? But here's the catch, At midnight the money disappears. You cannot save a penny. You have to spend the money everyday. We would get pretty good at spending the money and putting resources in the right hands. We wouldn't let that free money get wasted. So why are we wasting our time as if it were not as valuable?

As for me, I'm sure I will have some time wasting activities, but I will make sure I get the value that I really want out of my day. After all we all are on our own adventure. Even if it doesn't immediately look that way from the outside.