Tag Archives: #Elaine Fraser

Transformation is an Adventure

When I look back on my life I see that there have been distinct seasons—each one marked by growth and change. I am not the same person I was in 1985, 1995, 2005 or 2014. I feel like I’ve had several lives. I sometimes look back at photos of myself at different stages of life […]

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Stare: being mindful

Today’s adventure involved riding a bike six kilometres to the southern tip of West Island in the Cocos Keeling Islands and snorkelling for two hours before riding back to our accommodation.     As we snorkelled we studied the coral and fish. Some of the minute fish and patterns in the coral caused us to […]

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Beautiful Mess: an adventure with your body

She is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure. Steve Maraboldi I don’t know about you, but struggling with or against my body has been a huge part of my thinking and focus since I was about ten years old. I remember distinctly looking down at my legs in a gymnastics […]

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Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Being married to a landscape photographer means that sunrise is part of the day when we’re traveling. Sunrise and sunset dictate the beginning and of the day. Let me tell you I’m what you call a sunset specialist. Sunrise is not my favourite time of day when I’m lying in bed and the alarm goes […]

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Packing Light For Adventure

We’re heading off on another adventure tomorrow and it’s Day 11 of my #365adventure for 2015. It’s back to work after a month off at home. What does that look like? How does two weeks of diving on remote islands in the Indian Ocean sound? Part of living this life is deciding what to take […]

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A Flight to Freedom in the Valley of Change

  I have always loved the serenity prayer— even though I’m not always serene and I don’t always accept things I can’t change or have the courage to change the things I can.   Peace and serenity are what we desire, but also adventure and challenge. Life is often confusing and seemingly paradoxical. One paradox […]

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Flights of Adventure: #365adventure

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein To live an adventurous life, you need to see the world with fresh eyes, like that of child. A child is filled with wonder, curiosity and imagination without the self-consciousness we develop as adults. That’s why reading a story to […]

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Love, Justice

I’m very happy to announce that my latest book Love, Justice #2 in the Beautiful Lives Series has been released as an eBook. The print version will be out next month. Justice grew up with a father who couldn’t settle down. He left his family to pursue travel and relationships around the world. Each partner […]

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