Originally written over a decade ago, now sharing again with new insights, new energy, and a deeper reverence for how we come back to life…
Are you living each day with bold anticipation and undying courage, taking the bull by the horns at every turn?
Life is meant to be lived fully, boldly, and exquisitely! We know this in theory. Fresh out of school, many of us embraced this concept, joining our friends on a quest to make our mark and discover the mysteries of the world. Back then, we would jump into the middle of new experiences with fervor and excitement, without concern for the consequences, because we saw every experience as a new opportunity!
But what happens when years pass and the free spirit inside you seems buried beneath caution, fatigue, or emotional debris?
I was reminded of this question when I got a call from an old friend, someone I hadn’t seen in years. She was in the thick of a relationship upheaval and nearing a milestone birthday, awakening to the realization that she had spent too many years living in the shadows. Within minutes of catching up, she declared: “I want to learn how to laugh again. To live fully.”
And then came the wild invitation: a one-month European adventure — just the two of us, road-dog style.
Even as a seasoned life coach, I felt my old “good girl” tapes kick in: How can I leave for a month? What about responsibilities? What will people think? Thankfully, I caught those whispers before they rooted. I said yes.
And off we went, winding through the olive groves of Italy, the healing spas of Slovenia, and the wine trails of Austria. We called it our Nomadic Adventure. For thirty days, I witnessed my friend reclaim something she hadn’t realized she’d lost: the ability to play, to trust joy, to live untethered and wide open. Her laughter returned. Her spark ignited. She rode life like a wild bull, not because it was safe, but because it was hers.
A couple of years later, she was in a new relationship. Not because she went looking for one, but because she finally came home to herself.
So what keeps us from saying yes like that more often?
Sometimes, it’s not just fear. It’s fatigue. It’s frozen energy. It’s trauma lodged in the tissues or old belief patterns still humming in the background of our nervous system.
Even if you want to leap, your body might still be running the script:
“Stay small, stay safe, don’t trust this joy, don’t get too free.”
It’s not a lack of courage, it’s a survival imprint.
And this is where expansion must begin: not just in mindset, but in the body. In the biofield.
In the slow, sacred work of clearing space for your aliveness to move freely again.
You don’t need a passport to reclaim your wildness.
But you do need to listen. To the longing. To the rush of “yes” you feel when something true nudges your soul.
We may not always get another chance to ride the bull. But the invitation to reclaim joy, to say yes, to live full-on, it’s still here. Right now.
Will you take it?