On "Adventurousness"

A young woman I worked with yesterday had a shattered vertebra from a 30-foot fall and was lamenting that she would never be able to do something adventurous like Skydiving. 

My response?

"Well, if you want to experience skydiving, you can just stick your head out of the window of a car going down the freeway because that's what it's like.

If you want to be adventurous you don't have to do highly risky, extreme sports. You simply have to be willing to step out of your safety zone. You can stay on a sailboat for a week, hike the Appalachian Trail, or the Inca Trail, take a different route home, or simply try a food you never thought you would eat, or learn something you never thought you would learn. Being adventurous is more a frame of mind, where you are open to new experiences and possibilities, than it is in engaging in high-adrenaline activities."

She smiled and shared with me an experience she had in SouthEast Asia with scooters. I think she got it. smile emoticon