Raising the Bar of Adventure!

By Bob Cox

Last month, my wife Diana and I drove down to our favorite spot along the central coast of California to get some much needed R & R (rest and relaxation). We surprised ourselves when we came back home with even more R & R than we enjoyed while on vacation, feeling re-energized, recharged and resolved! If I were in the home improvement/insulation business, I’d be bragging about that incredible R value!

One day, while having breakfast out, I spotted a rack full of free magazines, so I helped myself to the entire assortment of complimentary reading materials. One of the magazines that really stood out among the rest was a travel guide that targeted visitors. The high gloss magazine was truly exceptional because it offered a huge variety of fun things to do in all the different areas along the coast, all displayed in vivid full color. That’s when the light bulb came on.

A few years back, Diana and I decided to take a vacation, but instead of packing our suitcases and renting a hotel room outside of town, we decided to stay right here in Sacramento and behave just like visitors. We actually had the time of our lives as we patronized several local hotspots in town that are noted tourist attractions. That week, we visited the Sacramento Zoo, walked through William Land Park, visited the quaint shops in Old Sacramento, meandered through the Crocker Art Museum and dined along the Sacramento River.

As much as we love the charm and beauty of the central coast, we really do feel fortunate to live in such a beautiful city that has so much to offer. So, why not accept these generous offers by breaking out of our comfort zones and trying some new things that we have never done before?

With that said, we’re excited to announce our new Fun Guide & Community Events Calendar. From now on, we are committed to offering our readers with some of the best things Sacramento has to offer every month. You may be familiar with some of the things we highlight but likely not familiar with all the attractions and events listed in the new fun guide, which makes this new fun guide, well…even more fun!

So, what if you were to challenge yourself to try at least one attraction or activity in the fun guide and event calendar each week that you have never experienced? Well, if you live another 50 years, you would have experienced over 2,500 new things that you would likely have never done and still had plenty more things you could have tried and enjoyed! How much richer would your life be with all those diverse experiences? Let’s just say that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet would not have anything on you and me!

I say lets go for it by challenging ourselves to break out of the “been there, done that box.” Let’s raise the bar of adventure a little higher by doing more than just thinking outside the box…let’s actually live and thrive outside the box by going to new places, meeting new people and trying new things! Let’s not settle for the same old same old. Let’s resolve to live a life so rich with experiences we’ll never run out of material to share with our grandkids while we run circles around them!