Adventure
A bi-weekly look at the stories from the podcast
One of the themes for this week is adventure. And no one exemplifies that better than Lya Badgley, a woman whose life reads like an adventure novel filled with courage, resilience, and the pursuit of an authentic existence.
Lya’s story begins in the vibrant landscapes of Southeast Asia, where she was born. She traveled the world with her parents, and those travels would shape her world view.
Lya shares how a diagnosis of MS led her to become ever more adventurous.
“Choices that you’ll make that appear reckless to the people around you and to society. But you’re thinking, I don’t care, right? What’s the worst that can happen? I could die?”
I have to admit I relate to this sentiment. I lost a decade of my life to a rare neurologic disease, myasthenia gravis. The next decade of my life might be characterized by my taking some wild risks: flying sailplanes (ie, high performance gliders) over often un-landable terrain. This video will give you an idea of what I’m talking about.
Like Lya, I faced a future filled with uncertainty. Instead of succumbing to fear, we both chose to embrace the unknown and to allow illness to become a catalyst for a life of unexpected adventures. In Lya’s case that meant crossing borders into Burma and even opening a restaurant in a foreign land. Lya’s narrative is a powerful reminder that our most significant challenges can lead to our most extraordinary achievements.
And be sure to check out Lya’s books “The Foreigner’s Confession” and “The Worth of a Ruby,” which explore the themes of global conflict and personal resilience.
Paul Zolman has a different take on adventure. For him, adventure meant looking within and unraveling some familial behavioral patterns that dominated his life. What he found on the other side was greater peace and an understanding of his own love language. Do you know your love language? And why it matters?
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