Please Note: This is a guest post by my most adventurous friend, Wandering Earl.

When is the last time you made a discovery that completely changed the way you viewed the world?

Whether it was yesterday, last month or two years ago, chances are it doesn’t happen very frequently these days. At least not as frequently as when we were children, exploring with complete awe, curiosity and open-mindedness, everything we came into contact with.

But as we age, we lose our desire for discovery, and more importantly, we lose the benefits of such exploration. We start to believe that we already have all of the information we need to shape our world views and form our opinions.

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As 2009 draws to an end, so does my first year of blogging… and I can’t help but look back. Where did I start? What have I accomplished? And, more importantly, where do I want to take Quest for Balance now?

When I first learned what a blog was, like most people, I learned about Seth Godin. To this day, no matter what he writes, I read it. Some of his posts are more relevant to my situation than others, but every last one of them is oozing with useful, practical pearls of wisdom.

(How does he DO that?)

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“Be kind today. Drop a letter, a note, a DM, a comment, a tweet to someone just because.” –Marcel Murrell

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I borrowed this image of Marcel from Tammy, who first introduced me to him on facebook a few months ago. His beautiful soul has touched so many lives, especially mine, in ways he never could’ve imagined.

Thank you, Tammy, for sharing him with us… just because.

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