I have had this post in the back of my mind since we started Midwest Journeys. However, I struggled with what to share, and if anyone would even care. Then there is that line of what to put out there for the entire world, and what to keep to ourselves. We initially wanted to build this community around outdoor activities, although there are many other “journeys” in everyone’s lives. All of that being said, we are going to work on opening ourselves up a bit more to our Midwest Journeys family. Hopefully, some of our other “journeys” can help inspire, or possibly even just spark a thought or conversation. So, here we go…

I often find that when I begin to make a positive life change, it often flows over into other aspects of my life.  For example, when I start eating better, I then have more energy to exercise, which then gives me more energy at work... and so forth.  However, I have also found the opposite to be true as well, and can quickly spiral out of control.

It has been a long while since the last time that have written anything.  To be honest, there was a point in time within the past couple months that I believed that I was finished with this blog.  It took a bit of self reflection to realize that I had forgotten why I started MidwestJourneys in the first place.  Originally, I created this blog as a way to help those who are going down some of the same paths that I have been down, literally and figuratively.  I also wanted it to be a place where I could reflect on my thoughts.

Some of the adventures we face in life do not involve being alone in a wilderness area or trying some new "extreme" activity.  For the most part, our lives provide the adventure without us needing to find it elsewhere.  Our current adventure has been the saga of selling our home and moving to a more suburban setting.

In today's world, the goal of most consumer products is to make us more comfortable.  Even in the outdoors industry, it is all about making the outdoors as comfortable as our living rooms.  I am beginning to question if comfort is what we should be pursuing.

Relatively speaking, the weather today was AMAZING.  50+ degrees in January is always welcome in my book.  However, there was one major issue that made this bittersweet; it was a workday.  So, as the temperature peaked, I was stuck at my desk.  I had decided that wasn't going to stop me from enjoying a least a little bit of the day.  Therefore, as soon as I was finished with work, I was heading out of town as quickly as possible.