Dear Blog,

This is a picture of me at Ben & Jerry’s in Chattanooga this past weekend. It’s also a picture of me NOT thinking about you. For three days I was away from you completely… no internet at all. I had no access to email, Twitter, Facebook, or anything else online. And you know what? It felt pretty good.

At first I was ashamed of that fact, but then I read Jay’s post, Lazy Summer Days, and realized I shouldn’t have to feel guilty about being out, enjoying a good time away from you. I had a great life before you came along, believe it or not.

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Today’s Spirit of Adventure post is such a thrill for me because it is my first guest post from a non-blogger! Not that there’s anything wrong with bloggers… you know I love you guys. But this post was written by Lori, a Quest For Balance reader, who graciously agreed to share her story with our community. I am very excited about this because I’m hoping it will encourage other readers to share their adventurous stories as well. If you have a story you’d like to share, please email me at MyQuestForBalance (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you!

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A human being is part of a whole,
called by us the Universe,
a part limited in time and space.

He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings,
as something separated from the rest,
a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.

This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few persons nearest us.

Our task must be
to free ourselves from this prison
by widening our circles of compassion
to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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