I declare 2013 the year of adventure.
This year, I will brave the bulls in Spain and ride in the Kentucky derby. I will go on an African safari and camp in the wilderness.
Ok, maybe not that kind of adventure. The adventure I'm talking about is something much smaller, simpler, but more profound.
I'm talking about the art of living boldly. In everyday life. In the 9 to 6 and the dirty sink and the to-do list.
This year I hope to find more peace in the clutter, more beauty in the mess, more love in the mundane. I want to create and be inspired. I want to run and dance and cross off some bucket list items.
I hope to learn and live and make mistakes and learn more and challenge myself and try new things.
Does it sound like the same old, trite new years resolutions? Maybe so. But this is what's stirring in my heart lately. There is so much beauty in simplicity and I just want to step away from all the distractions and focus on what's important: family, friends, God, love.
"The glory of God is man fully alive."
I'm just craving those carpe diem, live every moment, suck the marrow out of life, freedom without fear moments.
Here's to a full life, with eyes ready to be opened, ears intent on listening, and a mind eager to be transformed.
My heart is yearning for something new, something beautiful. And I know I don't have to go far to find it.
To 2013. May there be love, laughter, friendship and adventure a plenty.
