EVERYDAY ADVENTURE BY RYAN FAIR
In my eyes, the core to creativity is discovering who you are and living that out every single day. It is a bi product of each person’s uniqueness. I have been learning this the past year and have been on a journey of self-discovery through introspection and getting out of my comfort zone.
The starting point of my creative journey began with 2 small objects… a pen and a journal. Even as I type this, it is astonishing to think of how far a pen and paper has brought me. There is something about finding an isolated environment, away from all the voices and pressures of the world, and just writing. Writing about whatever is on my mind and heart, about my aspirations and dreams, my failures and shortcomings, my prayers and pains, and the simple joys I find throughout the week. I have discovered hidden passions to deep wounds through journaling and wouldn’t be the person I am today without it.
The second part of my creative journey of self-discovery is adventure. Adventure in my life is like a piece of string. On one end of the string lie the crazy experiences: I have skii’d the Swiss Alps, surfed the Great Sand Dunes, stayed awake for 50 hours, skipped school to camp in the mountains, have cliff jumped from a 63 ft cliff, traveled to 7 countries in 6 weeks, and more. On the other end of the string lies the small adventures in everyday life: making someone else smile, being there for a friend, laughing, loving the people around me, cooking something different for dinner, etc. I aim to make each day an adventure, whether that is on the extreme part of the string, the everyday life part of the string or anything in between those two. It is choosing to live where my feet are, wherever that is in my life. Adventure in my life is embracing the highs of my life and appreciating the lows, because there is always something to be learned. It is choosing to be grateful for each day and choosing to be joyful.
And that is my constant journey of creativity. Life is constantly throwing me curve balls, so I am constantly battling to understand how to adjust my swing to hit the grand slam and recover from the strikeouts. Because “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” (Helen Keller) and “Every man dies, not every man truly lives” (William Wallace).
