Natural-born adventurer? Or….

Written By Mindy Muller

Are you a natural-born adventurer or do you have to stretch your comfort level a bit to tackle the unknown? I have a friend who is always adventuring. The more daring, the more out-of-the-box, the more unusual, the better. I admire that level of dare in her. Me? I'm not quite there.

Bianca Wittmann, Ph.D., of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Behavior at the University of Marburg, reports that whether it's physical or mental, adventurous behavior makes us feel good. She says this may be why we're motivated to try new things even when they're intimidating. Abigail Marsh, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University, writes that adventurous activities may actually improve our brain health. She contends that adventure requires constant learning, which creates new synapses and strengthens existing ones (a process known as neuroplasticity for the nerds among us :) )

So adventure makes us feel good AND it's good for us? I'm in. As I venture forth over the last half of 2022 I'm going to work to add some adventure to my plate. Care to join me?

-Mindy Muller, CFRE, President/CEO of CDP

Mindy Muller

EDUCATE. SUPPORT. DEVELOP. CONNECT. CDP helps communities thrive. Through innovative and strategic partnerships with nonprofits, local government, educational institutions and community-based businesses, CDP works through community stakeholders to make communities places where everyone can thrive. Through our team of professionals we have helped thousands of organizations build their capacity to better serve their communities by providing innovative solutions to unique community development challenges.

Specialties include nonprofit capacity building; affordable housing solutions; community development strategies; and, social enterprise and entrepreneurship

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