Summary: It can be way too easy to just go along in life and keep your head and eyes straight forward, just plowing ahead. But when we do that we often miss out on the importance of the experience’s life offers us along the way. Wouldn’t it be great if these experiences could make our journey simpler, more enjoyable, easier...and best of all, more fulfilling?<br> <br> Well, that’s exactly what we want to touch on today. We want to go over some of our recent travel experiences from our summer trip to highlight 3 specific takeaways for us, and hopefully, you too! Specifically, we’d like to share some perspective in 3 areas. How:<br> <br> <br> <br> Sharing your story is important to help you & others grow<br> <br> <br> The simple things in life are the most satisfying<br> <br> <br> Capturing “lessons learned” sparks continuous improvement<br> <br> <br> Read more...<br> <br> <br> <br> Main Topic:<br> Hayes Family Adventures and Tapping Into Lessons Learned<br> When we picked up our rental camper and before we headed out, we were given specific instructions to share our stories in a journal (a journal that belonged with the rental camper). Specifically, we were not allowed to write about how awesome the camper was. Instead, we were asked to share our adventures!<br> <br> As we reflected on our adventures, it got us to thinking about how humans have been telling their stories and experiences for thousands of years and it's the experiences we have...not the stuff that matters. And it's through our experiences...where we learn life lessons.<br> So...we wrote! Below are some excerpts of the journal entries we made on our 3-week camping trip along with some lessons we learned:<br> 1. All Hooked Up And Ready To Go….Or Maybe Not<br> <br> <br> On day one...our car battery died just as we hooked up the camper!<br> <br> Lesson: Don’t let a bad situation damper the rest of your plans.<br> <br> <br> Lesson: It’s all about your attitude.<br> <br> <br> 2. Menacing Mosquitos<br> <br> <br> Mosquitos were vicious in Wisconsin, but we didn't let it deter our attitude. At first we were miserable, but then we just had to adapt...MORE BUG SPRAY PLEASE!<br> <br> Lesson: Little things can make a big impact...but yet again...it's all about your attitude!<br> <br> <br> 3. Who Brought The Heat?<br> <br> <br> <br> We left Texas to get away from the heat but then found ourselves stuck in a heat wave in Western New York! The temperatures were no different than in San Antonio, but we were in a new element and still had fun!<br> <br> <br> Lesson: Same type of conditions but in a new place = different perspective. Sometimes you just need a new venue to give you a different attitude and perspective.<br> <br> <br> 4. Simple Fun Tubing On The Lake<br> <br> <br> Probably the best day of our entire trip!<br> <br> <br> With family, enjoying the outdoors...everyone was having fun and working together from prepping the snacks and the boat...to encouraging cousins to take a jump off of a two-story dock...and teaching first-timer's how to tube behind the boat…total teamwork!<br> <br> <br> Lesson: Experiences vs Things will make you happier.<br> <br> 5. Jellystone and “Help...We’re Surrounded by McMansion RV’s!”<br> <br> <br> Jellystone was a great RV park...but it had more than we needed. As it turned out, we hardly spent anytime enjoying all the "extra" ammenities. We had more fun just running around and hanging by the campfire telling stories.<br> <br> <br> We also experienced a lot of attention! In a sea of huge RVs we got tons more attention with our little camper. Matter of fact, a lot of the big RVers were drawn to the simplicity of the small trailer (they looked a little envious actually ;o)<br> <br> <br>
