Your Adventure Begins Now

Maxwell Akin
5 min readAug 22, 2022

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The title is wrong.

Your adventure began a long time ago.

And yet, if you want, a new adventure can begin right now.

No, not just one new adventure; many adventures.

You can begin a wealth of wonderful adventures right now.

You can begin a wealth of adventures that enliven your very experience of this world.

You can begin these adventures by reading this guide and applying the method you will soon learn.

The Power Of Adventure

The term “adventure” means: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity.

For the most part, that definition is accurate.

Or, at least, it’s accurate, relative to the content of this essay.

What is less accurate, relative to the content of this essay, is the emphasis on “hazardous”.

You can use the method outlined in this essay to find and enjoy hazardous adventures.

But, you don’t have to.

Rather, you can go on simple, far more relaxed, adventures.

Simple, relaxed adventures that conjure an abundance of unique benefits.

Some of these benefits include:

  • A Wealth Of Moments Worth Remembering
  • A Far More Pliable, Active Mind
  • A Mind That Is More Open To New, Transformative Ideas
  • A Plethora Of New Friendships
  • A Richer, Far More Abundant, Life

And, in the end, all of this culminates in a way of living that allows you to embrace, and experience, the unending gifts and blessings of our universe.

Our vast, unending, magnificent universe.

Our universe is your universe.

Your universe is our universe.

Our goal, as human beings, is to embrace the unending beauty that exists all around us.

You can use the method outlined below to do so, while also growing beyond present limits and, in turn, living the life you truly wish to live.

Your Interests & Your Passions

Right now, within this moment, there exists an infinite number of adventures.

Every single one of these adventures is available to you.

Many of these adventures resonate with you.

Many of these adventures offer possibilities that excite you.

Many of these adventures align with your deepest interests.

Many of these adventures align with your richest passions.

But, there’s a problem.

You see, there are, as mentioned, an infinite number of adventures available to you.

To find the adventures that resonate with you, you must introduce some limits.

Simple, clear limits that allow the most compelling adventures to arise with ease.

For you to set these limits, you must consider your interests and your passions.

Just for clarity’s sake, an “interest”, within this context, is defined as: a subject about which one is concerned or enthusiastic.

A passion, within this context, is defined as: an object of someone’s love, liking, or desire.

Given those definitions, take a moment to record ten of your interests.

Your interests can be anything.

Some of my interests include:

  • Libraries
  • Books
  • Games
  • Film
  • Play
  • New Thought Spirituality
  • Other Worlds/Other Universes
  • Different Cities Across The World
  • Creativity
  • Botany

And, well, there are quite a few others.

Right after you record ten of your interests, take a moment to record ten of your passions.

Some of my passions include:

  • Going On Long Walks
  • Trying Out New “Manifesting Methods”
  • Writing Strange, Otherworldly Stories
  • Outlining New, Unique Fictional Worlds
  • Taking Notes On Books And Films
  • Producing Essays That Outline Methods/Tools
  • Visiting New Places
  • Reading Books
  • Playing With Sound/Music Samples
  • Creating Methods For Being Creative; Going On Adventures; Living A Good Life

And, of course, there are various others.

No matter, though, for the interests and passions you record are, for now, good enough.

Finding New Adventures

Right before you begin this method, take a look at both lists.

Select three interests you want to explore further.

Right after selecting those interests, come up with ten adventures you can go on, related to that interest.

Just as an example, my interest in libraries can give rise to these adventures:

  • Visiting The Library Of Congress
  • Going Downtown And Visiting “Central Library”
  • Learning About The History Of Libraries
  • Building A “Little Free Library”
  • Slowly, But Surely, Expanding My Book Collection
  • Reading About The Biggest Libraries On This Earth
  • Learning About The Most Important Libraries
  • Going To An Event Or Group Hosted By A Local Library
  • Learning How I, Or Someone Else, Can Start A Big, Significant Library
  • Writing A Story/Creating A World That Explores The Notion Of An “Infinite Library”

And so on and so forth.

The possibilities are infinite.

Some of these possibilities are simple and easy.

Some of these possibilities are a little bigger, a little more bold, and slightly more challenging.

No matter what, though, these are adventures. And, as such, they possess the power to enchant and expand your very sense of self and being, while also allowing you to engage with the unending gifts of this world.

Right after you come up with ten adventures pertaining to those three interests, go to your “Passions” list and select three passions you want to explore further.

And, then, come up with ten adventures for each one of those passions.

Just as an example, my passion for creating fictional worlds can give rise to these adventures:

  • Reading “Game Guides” For Tabletop RPG Worlds
  • Going Downtown For Architectural Inspiration
  • Visiting Hiking Trails For Aesthetic Inspiration
  • Diving Into A New Subject — Solar Energy, For Example — For Inspiration
  • Learning About The History Of World Building Or “Paracosm Construction”
  • Playing Games To Interact With Other Fictional Worlds
  • Reading New Books That Contain A Unique Fictional World
  • Taking Photos In New Places To Use As Inspiration
  • Experimenting With Different Styles Of Fiction — Epistolary Style, For Example — To Give My Worlds A Greater Level Of Verisimilitude
  • Going On A Guided Visualization/Freeform Visualization For New Ideas

And so on and so forth.

Some of the adventures outlined above are questionable. But, they are adventures, as they are relatively unfamiliar to me, offer their own set of possibilities, and will expand my understanding.

Going On Adventures

To go on the adventures that arise from this method, you must set aside the time and energy necessary for you to embark on them.

Sometimes, though, time and energy — even the money that’s available to you — isn’t enough.

For those adventures, there is something else you can do.

You can rely upon the infinite creative power that you possess and, in the end, truly are.

To make use of your infinite creative power, you can work with a method.

Right now, my two favorite methods are “appreciation games” and “inner conversations”.

You can click on the links above to learn about these methods.

Select the method that resonates with you — it may not be found in one of those links — and, using this method, allow yourself to bring your desired adventure to life!

Conclusion

Our goal, as human beings, is to live.

To live a rich, abundant life that allows us to engage with the unending gifts, blessings, possibilities — and so on and so forth, ad infinitum — of this universe.

Or, at least, that’s my perspective. And, really, that’s just one of our goals, as human beings.

Your perspective may differ from mine.

No matter what, though, you will find some value in going on adventures.

My hope is that the method outlined in this essay will allow you to find those adventures.

To find the right adventures and, then, to embark upon them.

To enjoy them.

To create moments you appreciate so very much.

To live a life that you appreciate so very deeply.

No matter what happens, though, thank you so much for reading this essay!

As always, if you want to reach me, you can do so at “maxwellcakin@gmail.com.”

Best wishes and have a lovely day!

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Maxwell Akin
Maxwell Akin

Written by Maxwell Akin

Hey! I’m Max! I Hope You Enjoy What You’re Reading, And If You Want To Reach Me For Any Reason At All, You Can Do So At “maxwellcakin@gmail.com”.

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