The sad and hypocritical truth to those daily thoughts, is that for every hour of imaginative adventure I wonder off on, I have acted out on about 1% of them. The fantasies are sincere, and yet the excuses are legit all-the while trivial. No long story here, just you know money, work, poor fitness and injuries; have all added up to sitting at home watching people like record breaking "free-climber" Alex Honnold, live out his dreams. Just the fact that these people vaulted over their own little excuses and are out there living these wild adventure stories for us to vicariously live through, replenishes my human spirit.
I don't want to write this from the voice of an ageing regretful sad-sap. I may have had excuses to not pursue my true adventurous spirit, but now as a parent I realize that it is my turn to be the inspiration, artistic muse and fill someone elses head full of outlandish dreams or ideas. How they do or don't express such ideas, will be their path...
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