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Don’t just watch other people’s adventures

If there’s one message I always wanted to convey in almost 24 years of blogging, accordion playing, and just generally getting around, it’s this:

“Don’t just watch other people’s ADVENTURES.” The illustration depicts an anthropomorphized candle reading scrolls on the floor of their castle tower bedroom, saying “Oh! I wish I did that!”

“Leave your tower!” The candle is shown leaving the tower bedroom by rappelling down the tower wall with the assistance of a rope attached to a hook attached to the tower window opening.

“Make your life a quest.” The candle stands atop a hill, holding a sword high.

“Dare to follow maps you don’t fully understand.” The picture shows a map depicting an ocean, a forest and mountains, held in the candle’s hands.

“Explore untraveled paths within yourself.” The candle has a backpack and sword and is standing in a shallow underground river in a cave full of stalactites and stalagmites.

“Tame your dragon.” The candle is facing a dragon and has a rope tied around the dragon’s snout.

“And I promise you...” The candle is now riding the dragon into the sky over a mountain range.

“...no regrets.” This is the candle’s old room in the tower, now empty, except for scrolls and cobwebs.

Roman Bero created these images — make sure you check out his Instagram!

I’ll keep posting my adventures here, but make sure you go out and find your own!