Life is an adventure, an adventure to be lived. I have used that line to bring me out of my doldrums many times, both pre and post stroke.

I had to use it today as I really didn't feel the energy to get to church. I thought about not going several times, until I remembered that my greatest adventure in life, is my relationship with my God. So I gathered up as much energy as I could muster, and made my way to church.

My good friends Phil and Kathleen are wonderful people, and they came to pick me up. Kathleen has Fibromyalgia, and I have CPS, so we like to swap "war stories" on how to fight the pain we have. Phil is usually quiet when Kathleen and I talk, and while he is driving, I really prefer it that way. Phil likes to talk with his hands, and I would rather he keep his hands on the steering wheel. I let Phil do some talking at lunch after church, when it was a bit safer to do so. We went for BBQ, so Phil had a lot of ribs in mouth, therefore, his conversation was somewhat limited, and a bit messy.

I digress. The sermon was good and got me thinking. I am here for a reason, but where am I going? I don't know if I have solved the question, but I did figure out, that most likely, I need to start thinking outside the box, to get out of my comfort zone. Cole Porter wrote the song,"Don't Fence Me In." People and things don't fence me in, as was the premise of that song. I am the only one responsible for that. Sounds a bit like the "Great American Dream;" the hope of having it all. I am not trying to be that simplistic or unrealistic. I am beginning to see that I can make more of my life, if I get out of my comfort zone; not recklessly, but purposefully.

So I go back to my original premise of life being an adventure, an adventure to be lived. I am going to tweak that phrase a bit now, after being challenged by the church sermon. Life is an adventure, an adventure to be lived, but it's up to me to make it purposeful and exciting and full of worth. To figure out the question as to where I am going, will take some soul searching. Frederick Buechner said, "The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." So I feel the need to connect those two thoughts to figure it out. I am looking forward to the adventure in store for me.