occasional Sunday morning newspaper. While I was out shopping, he had watched one of those Dateline type shows and the main story focused on a young man named Christopher McCandless. Chris had given away all his worldly possessions, including his name, which he changed to Alexander Supertramp, walked away from his family, his life, to walk into the Alaskan Wilderness alone. Jon Krakauer told his story in the book Into the Wild. The following is a letter Alex wrote to a friend while hitchhiking:
"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."Dale and I bought Into the Wild that weekend in Dallas and read it aloud together. That was our only option because neither wanted to wait on the other to finish reading it. I have never been more captivated by another person's story in my life. He moved every person that he met. And his story moved us. Dale and I both shed several tears throughout the book. Anyone who knows us has heard about this story and been encouraged to read it. To this day, Into the Wild has stayed at the top of our favorite's list. Dale and I have always wanted to visit that place, that bus, Chris McCandless stayed in during his last months of life. We have not yet given up on that trip, either. We now have our own bus. A trip to Alaska anyone? 
What are the stories that have moved or motivated you to step out of your comfort zone - encouraged you to be more than you are???
