There was a time, a few years ago, when I used to fly constantly. I spent more time airborne than anywhere else. I was always looking for people to fly with me, and places to take them, just so I could get aloft once more. “San Diego to El Paso for lunch? Sure!” “Georgia to Costa Rica, and back? Why not?” Those were the days!

I don’t fly much anymore, for all sorts of reasons. But I think about flying all the time, particularly since there are several lessons I learned from flight training that I have carried over into my day-to-day life. I would like to share my top six with you today.

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“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” –Sir Edmund Hillary

This post is part of my Spirit of Adventure series, which I started to try to inspire you to make the most of your life. We each have our own comfort zones and areas of interest, so not every adventure will appeal to every person. In a previous post, I compiled an Adventure Resource Guide to get you started thinking about what sort of adventure you would like to have.

Today I am going to tell you about my husband, Jeff (on the left in the picture above). In this photo he is attempting to summit Mt. Quandary, one of Colorado’s Fourteeners (mountains that meet or exceed 14,000 feet) with a few of his friends. I’d be remiss if I did not mention that they did, indeed, reach the summit that day. Yay!!

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As many of you know, I am fairly new to the blogging world, having just started this year. I wanted to find a way to share everything I have learned about happiness and inner peace with those who are looking for answers. If I can help or inspire even one person with this blog, then it is worth doing.

One thing I have noticed about blogging on this subject is that there is a whole community of bloggers and readers “out there” that is caring, thoughtful, and anxious to help. So I would like to start a tradition of using my Fridays to share with you some of my favorite posts from other bloggers. I’m calling this “Fellowship Fridays” in hopes that it will bring us closer together.

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