Milestones represent those important moments in your life that you will reflect on for years to come. Big birthdays, anniversaries, getting married, and even entering adulthood are all examples of personal milestones worth celebrating.
However, women’s milestones can sometimes differ from men’s.
Many women choose to commemorate milestone moments such as learning that they are pregnant, deciding that they’d prefer a child-free life, or reaching the end of their menstrual years with a special excursion.
There are many different ways to celebrate these momentous occasions. Some people like to do something simple, like go out to dinner or invest in a self-gift. Others, like me, like to live a little more on the edge. That’s where adventure trips come in.
I’ve found that an adventure trip can be one of the most exciting and fulfilling experiences. It’s thrilling and challenging and creates opportunities for you to discover even more about yourself and your friends or family. From Fiji to Istanbul, from shark cage diving to walking the Camino, there are near endless ways to mark life’s special moments with the spirit of adventure!
If you’re not yet convinced, I’ve listed six reasons why adventure trips are ideal for celebrating precious milestones. Let’s ride!
Encourages You To Go Outside Your Comfort Zone
Venturing beyond your comfort zone is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. There is beauty and power in trusting that you can do things you never thought you could do—even the things that scare you! Sometimes, especially those things…
Maybe you’ve always dreamed of scaling a particular mountain but never thought your legs would be strong enough to carry you there. Or perhaps you’ve always wanted to skydive but aren’t sure if you can handle the heights. Reaching a milestone presents you with an amazing opportunity to prove yourself wrong and overcome the very things that have held you back in the past. When you do this with a group of like-minded women, it's even better!
Exposes You To New People And Connections
As wonderful (and necessary, at times) as solitude can be in celebrating personal growth, there is something incredibly special about celebrating it with people who inspire you on a different level. Being surrounded by loved ones is one way to do this, but so is the prospect of meeting new faces and making new friends during an exciting adventure.
In fact, many might say that the people you meet along your travels are where some of the best magic lies. Forging new friendships and relationships with people can be a highly stimulating and rewarding way to mark a new chapter of your life.
It is also exciting to reintroduce yourself to the world. When you celebrate a milestone, you choose to say goodbye to a past version of yourself and welcome a new one. Sharing that growth with others is part of what makes it special.
Teaches You More About Yourself
We all think we know who we are. Or at least, we try to along the way. But the truth is, nobody knows the full extent of their identity all at once—it is a process of unfolding that happens throughout the course of our lives, sometimes especially over milestone moments.
Adventure trips can be unpredictable, presenting you with opportunities to make new kinds of decisions and trust your instincts in moments of uncertainty.
The more you do this, the more you learn about yourself: the traits you value, the patterns you follow, the experiences that scare or inspire you the most. These are all things we can benefit from discovering within ourselves!
Challenges Your Personality
They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. While intentionally seeking out difficulty isn’t categorically healthy, being challenged can be an incredibly healthy way to continue growing and learning about yourself as a person.
When we challenge ourselves, it empowers us to adapt to our environment and tap into inner strength we maybe didn’t know we had, deep inside. Adventure travel can be stressful and changeable at times, sometimes giving rise to anxiety. But by overcoming those tense moments, you may be surprised by how well you survive and thrive within them!
Stimulates Creativity, Adaptability, And Open-Mindedness
Limitations foster creativity, and challenges make us more resourceful. As we get older, we may realize the importance of keeping an open mind and working with the tools around us rather than relying on others to figure things out for us.
No matter which phase of your life you are in, creativity and adaptability will always be essential life skills. Adventure trips, in all their craziness and excitement, can be one of the best ways to force yourself to think outside the box and allow the world to surprise you.
Gives You New Core Memories To Reflect On
You may want to celebrate a milestone by reflecting on the journey that brought you to it in the first place. But what better way to celebrate your life’s trajectory than by adding even more precious core memories to its treasure trove of accumulated experiences?
Adventure trips are characterized by unique, off-the-beaten-path travel and activities that inspire you to flex different parts of your mind (and often your body, too!) to celebrate the wonderful span of your capabilities.
Ride a horse for the first time, dive deep into the ocean, feel the sensation of snow, kiss a stranger (with their permission, of course)! Celebrate your milestones by creating new ones.
Book Your Milestone Adventure To Make Lasting Memories
As an ardent adventuress, I can tell you that setting the intention to celebrate a milestone with an exciting and unique getaway is something you will never regret.
Adventure trips tick all the boxes for celebrating personal growth in style by pushing you outside of your comfort zone, challenging your body and mind, and giving you the opportunity to overcome limiting beliefs. It’s also a whole lot of fun if you plan it right.
Here’s to commemorating those precious turning points in your life with a fresh outlook!
