Being grateful is one life lesson I have learned over and over. To take the time to appreciate our homes, our surroundings, feeling healthy, and having good family and friends. Sometimes life throws you a hard curveball: hardships, injuries, conflict, but what life doesn’t have its unforeseen challenges for everyone? Really, I guess that’s why we need to always remain grateful. I know for myself, it really sinks in when I am out on a mission, away from the comforts of home. Those are the moments I am the most grateful for the things I otherwise take for granted; how just being alive and breathing and getting out and adventuring helps us accomplish our dreams and goals and how it grounds us, letting us focus on the most important things.
Usually, every fall, I take some time off to travel abroad, but this year I stayed close to home, determined to make the best of it right here in my own backyard. You can live your whole life in one place and still find new areas for adventure if you look hard enough. Despite living in Squamish, British Columbia, and having grown up in Whistler, one potential quest had
