Hello loyal followers, however few you may be.
I have been re-inspired to continue this old blog, Aventuras, by my most recent blog obsession, Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project. What started out as a paradoxical journey toward both self-improvement and self-acceptance, taking herself seriously and lightening up, being more efficient but also carving out time to wander, play, and simply be, has become a delightful book of the same title that I received as a graduation gift from my aunt. I have found that many of Gretchen's challenges, her daily paradoxes, resonate with me as well.
I am adventurous and free-spirited, yet highly perfectionistic and against wasting time.
I travel the world, yet I am a serious homebody.
I hate clutter, yet I despise throwing or giving away my possessions.
I have a desire to "Be Sarah" and accept myself, but I want to perfect my nature.
I want to live fully "in the moment," yet I unwantingly stress about the future.
Gretchen decides to spend an entire year trying to learn how to be "happier." To live in the moment, to appreciate the small things, and to not let her life pass by unnoticed. Each month, she dedicates herself to a new set of resolutions, and tries to achieve them cumulatively so that by December she is perfectly following all of them. Among the twelve themes are "Be serious about play," "Lighten up," "Remember Love," "Contemplate the Heavens," and "Keep a Contented Heart." In the month of February, "Remember Love," she writes about her marriage, attempting to follow such lofty resolutions as "Don't expect praise or appreciation," "quit nagging," and "fight right." I love Gretchen's honesty and humor as she is tackling the everyday reality of both improving and accepting her own nature. It's a great read!
So, as I read this happiness project of Gretchen's, I will be posting bits and pieces of my own, as well as recounting my many Panamanian adventures to come. Boarding the plane in Houston now!
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