Writing about Adventure

I was preparing a writing prompt for one of my writing groups this afternoon and thought that some of you might want to try your hand at writing a piece of your own story. Here is the writing prompt about Adventures in Your Life:

“Adventrue is worthwhile in itself.”~Amelia Earhart

“Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.”~Helen Keller

Our life story, chapter by chapter, is the story of our adventures. Start by making a list of the ten most interesting or unusual adventures you have had.
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You can define “adventure” in any way that makes sense to you. Use these questions to help you organize your thoughts:
· What kind of adventure was it? When? Where? Who was involved?
· What happened?
· What did you learn through your adventure?
· What was your most exciting adventure?
· What adventure held the greatest danger, physical or otherwise?
· Have you had an adventure that changed your life?
· Have you had an adventure that broke all the rules?
· Have you had an adventure that was painful?
· What adventure took you the farthest?
· What adventure led to the greatest reward?
Write about one or more of your adventures.

Now that you have had a chance to think about your adventures, take a moment to consider adventures from another angle?
· Have you had adventures that you wish you had not taken? Or,
· Are there adventures that you wish you had taken?
Write about an adventure that you wish you had or had not taken.

(Adapted from Starting Points: Weekly Writing Prompts for Women with Stories to Tell by Susan Wittig Albert