{"id":846,"date":"2014-05-21T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyliving.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2014-05-28T13:50:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T13:50:41","slug":"love-and-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyliving.com\/2014\/05\/21\/love-and-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of Health &#8211; Love and Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-847 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/happyliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/deathtostock_seattle_waterfall.png\" alt=\"love and adventure | happyliving.com - image via deathtothestockphoto.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happyliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/deathtostock_seattle_waterfall.png 600w, https:\/\/happyliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/deathtostock_seattle_waterfall-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/happyliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/deathtostock_seattle_waterfall-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have\u2028 truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.<br \/>\n(Henry Drummond)<\/p>\n<p>Love and adventure \u2013 both can feel dangerous and daring, or sweetly exciting. Love can be new and unfamiliar. Adventure can get our blood flowing and show us the world from a new perspective. There are many parallels between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Last week we shared the foundations of health and discussed <a title=\"The Four Fitnesses\" href=\"http:\/\/happyliving.com\/2014\/05\/14\/the-four-fitnesses\/\" target=\"_blank\">the four fitnesses<\/a>. This week we are focusing on the next two foundations: love and adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-808 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/happyliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/foundations_of_health.png\" alt=\"foundations of health - the four fitnesses, love and adventure, significance | happyliving.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Love<\/strong> is essential to a healthy life. It breathes peace into quiet moments. It helps us persevere through tough times. It gives meaning to relationships. It\u2019s what pushes us to pursue our passions. Practicing self-love is just as fundamental to happy living as loving others. Without it, we cannot offer our best to those around us or to the work we do. Love\u00a0provides us with purpose, happiness, and joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Adventure<\/strong> is often considered a \u201cyoung person\u2019s pursuit\u201d and it can be <a title=\"Forgotten Wings\" href=\"http:\/\/happyliving.com\/2014\/04\/16\/forgotten-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\">easy to forget as we grow older<\/a>. Some take adventure too far with reckless\u00a0and dangerous feats, but adventure is not all about being extreme. We believe that a safe and moderate practice of adventure \u2013 over the duration of a lifetime \u2013 leads to happiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When is the last time you did something daring? It can be small, like leaping across a tiny stream of running water. It can be huge, like kayaking down a rushing river. Expanding your horizons with a bit of adventure will help you stay feeling young, happy, and healthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As you go about your day, think of ways you can live with love and adventure. Are there small things you can do to practice these foundations of health? Can you make a grand gesture of love\u2026 or go on an epic adventure? When you start to think of these as elements of healthy living, it becomes a bit easier to incorporate them in your routines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How do you practice love and adventure? Leave us a comment below, and check back for our post on the final foundation of health: the pursuit of significance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">First image via <a href=\"http:\/\/deathtothestockphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\">Death to the Stock Photo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we shared the foundations of health and discussed the importance of the four fitnesses. This week we are focusing on the next two elements of the seven foundations: love and adventure. Both can feel dangerous and daring, or sweetly exciting. 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