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Guest Blogger: I think you’ll enjoy this article by my friend Jill Crossland, who offers midlife women Life & Business Coaching plus an on-line magazine. Thank you Jill.

Some women give their life to adventure.

To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it.

…..written from Baghdad by Freya Stark, Travel Writer

The year was 1929 and while being in a foreign country is exciting, adventure really doesn’t have to be big and it doesn’t have to be about travel. It is about trying something new, being spontaneous and going outside of your comfort zone.

If your life is so carefully planned, booked and scheduled that there is no time for the unknown then you have become a tourist in your own world. You are that woman on the sightseeing bus; with your travel itinerary clutched in one hand, gazing longingly at the less traveled side roads but your schedule only permits stops to eat, go to the bathroom or visit the next carefully chosen landmark.

What are the road signs that you are not living life to its fullest?

• feeling sad or depressed
• normal things no longer give you any pleasure
• no patience, quick tempered
• no motivation

If these symptoms are persistent talk to a health professional. If they are intermittent then your inner adventuress is calling!Chances are that you will discover she is the part of you that started to get restless around the time of your fortieth birthday or she is the young version of you who got left behind years ago.

The adventuress is not the wife, mother, daughter, co-worker, doggy mom or best friend.

She is however, well worth getting to know & there is a lot that she will add to your life.