This grand old airstream trailer looked as though it had been neglected in a corner of its equally neglected culdesac for years, but seeing it ignited a desire for adventure. I just wanted to shine it up and take it on a road trip with my buddies. Surely some good times must have been had within its retro shell back when it was cared for and functional. Now, it sits, waiting for someone to come along with the vision and resources to bring it back to life or perhaps re-purpose it for something completely different.
There is something to be learned from this lonely airstream. That lesson is that the adventure has not ended. Yes, it is easy to assume that this trailer has seen its best days fade away into time and space but, it still exists.
Your life functions the same way. Life is an adventure. That adventure does not end or pause because you have children or because you accept a very demanding job or you lose a job or relationship. With every passing day the adventure evolves, if ever so slightly. Change is the only inevitable constant that exists. What we do with that change or how we respond to it, is solely up to us.
This airstream is inspiring. Yes, there will be times when we feel neglected or life seems to build barrier upon barrier around your ever shrinking, stagnant pond of recycled opportunity, but this to is part of the adventure that allows us to appreciate all the more, when our lives are polished and restored to either their former grandeur or something completely new and exciting that we would have never expected in a million years.
The adventure is not over until you are over. Be sure to make the most of it.
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