Is life not as exciting as you hoped it would be?
When you were a child, every day was full of new adventures.
You woke up every morning filled with the desire to discover new wonders - and you found those new wonders everywhere: in the cracks in the pavement, the puddles in the street, the everyday objects in your kitchen cupboards.
You woke up every morning filled with the desire to discover new wonders - and you found those new wonders everywhere: in the cracks in the pavement, the puddles in the street, the everyday objects in your kitchen cupboards.
Life sparkled.
But as you grew into adulthood, and took on the responsibilities of work, a home, maybe a family, you stopped seeing those wonders.
The sense of adventure evaporated.
Life lost its sparkle.
The sense of adventure evaporated.
Life lost its sparkle.
You want life to sparkle again.
You want to find new wonders around every corner, to have a new adventure every day, in your home, on the street, at your workplace.
The good news is, you can.
The good news is, you can.
I'm Elinor Predota.
That's me, wearing a silly hat.
I've always been a dreamer, and have always viewed life as an adventure. The problem came when my adventurous spirit came head to head with the material needs of everyday living, especially the need to earn an income.
I've had all kinds of jobs, from delivering organic vegetables in a workers' co-operative, to co-ordinating an IT project for a high street bank, to working as an aromatherapist, to helping local people set up environmentally and socially sustainable small businesses, to teaching critical thinking. In every single work situation I've found myself, I've felt restless, like there has to be something else.
Part of that is my magpie nature, but it's also been about my attitude.
In every case, what has allowed me to stay in the present, focus, and do my work -- without feeling like I've turned into a dull, grey lump -- is opening myself to the wonder, the adventure, that's right here in front of me, right now.
I've always been a dreamer, and have always viewed life as an adventure. The problem came when my adventurous spirit came head to head with the material needs of everyday living, especially the need to earn an income.
I've had all kinds of jobs, from delivering organic vegetables in a workers' co-operative, to co-ordinating an IT project for a high street bank, to working as an aromatherapist, to helping local people set up environmentally and socially sustainable small businesses, to teaching critical thinking. In every single work situation I've found myself, I've felt restless, like there has to be something else.
Part of that is my magpie nature, but it's also been about my attitude.
In every case, what has allowed me to stay in the present, focus, and do my work -- without feeling like I've turned into a dull, grey lump -- is opening myself to the wonder, the adventure, that's right here in front of me, right now.
