One year ago today, I left on an adventure. 
A month in Belize.  

Exciting things happened everyday.  I wrote about them in this blog.

In reality, mundane things happened everyday. But I still wrote about them.  Go ahead, back up a few posts and read it, if you like. Or I can just give you a quick review:

Let's see... I walked around a village a lot, did laundry, went on bike rides, took yoga, Zumba and dance classes, went out to eat a lot. Pretty dull.

Oh....there was that one time I stole a smoothie.  True, I had a sighting of Flava Flav on the first day.  And I did go to the beach a lot.  But for the most part it was day to day, life as usual - in a tropical setting.

What set it apart - and what I liked about writing the blog - was that doing everyday things started me thinking about what might be blog-worthy.  I began seeing my time there as an adventure waiting to be written.   I knew a wise man who used to say (often) that you "find what you look for".  I spent my days "looking for" something to write about.  Looking for adventure.  And I found it.

In the eleven months since my return a lot has happened in my life, but I haven't written about any of it.

Difficult things:
> My kids' Dad nearly died after infections from surgery
> I lost a dear friend, mentor and teacher after several months of complications from heart surgery.
> My wonderful Aunt Mary passed away

Fun things:
> Great times with my kids
>  Whale watching
> Horse riding

New things:
> I took up running and ran a 5k 
> Took part in a Kung Fu class
> Taught a board breaking seminar 
> Helped out at a Karate tournament

Adventurous things:
> Went to Colorado to see my brother and his wife
> Drove a scary canyon pass out there by MYSELF!
> Experienced a hurricane and 5 days without power.
> Left my job and trained for a new career as a Martial Arts teacher.

AND...
> I went to 4 Springsteen shows.   In one year!  With a friend.  With my kids.  Twice by myself!!
 I made new friends and had a great time.  BY MYSELF!  (maybe Belize did teach me something!)

That's a lot of stuff, sad stuff, happy stuff, even some adventurous stuff.   And I didn't write about any of it!  I wish I had.  There were some REALLY good stories in there! 

And so...
I'm not going to let this year go undocumented.  I don't have to be 1700 miles away from home, living alone on a beach to have an adventure.  Everyday is an adventure.  In your life, too!  I encourage you to look for it.

You find what you look for.  If we look for adventure in everyday life, the story will find us. 

 I'm going to write about mine.  You can read along if you like.  Or not.