How Adventurous Are You?

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You're a Live Wire!


You are the daring one in your circle of friends, the one who got into the most mischief as a child, who drove your parents a bit crazy as a teen, and now are the coolest mom in town.


Your motto is: "Life is short," so you live every day to its fullest, and you are willing to concede mistakes along the way. Always one to throw caution to the wind, you live a life of excitement, but sometimes you end up in tricky situations. You view "stability" as too boring, or as a sign that you are getting older. You want to fight back.


In her book, Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants (Hay House Inc., 2003), stress management consultant Loretta LaRoche advises us to heed the words, "You never know." She notes: "Certainly, we need to save for the future, and not simply waste things or indulge ourselves with material goods we don't need. But we should never wait to celebrate life only on special occasions... We need to bring a feeling of celebration into our lives every day. We haven't got time to wait."


Being free-spirited and adventurous is a truly wonderful attribute, and the fact that you are always up to seek a bright new horizon is a unique and exciting quality. However, remember that balance is also a virtue, and although you may long to prowl with the lions in the African plains, don't neglect those six memos due at work!


"Finding the right balance can be a lifelong journey, but it's one that needs to be taken," advises LaRoche. "Each time you ask yourself if you're balanced, it gives you an opportunity to pause and reflect. It allows you to be conscious about the decisions you're making instead of blindly following the herd off a cliff." La Roche refers to the inability to control the adventure craving as your "inner 2-year-old." Once you combine your "go where no man has gone before" spirit with your "I have 17 loads of laundry to do" reality, you'll have balance! In the end, says LaRoche, you'll be able to celebrate your life more often, because you will realize you can't have everything. You already have quite enough.