What is magic?

Mother Nature has had her say. It’s fall y’all. With all the majesty and transformation that makes this my favorite season. Don’t get me wrong. I love the warm sand and the songs of the ocean in summer. I love the buds and flowers of spring. The cold, snowy days of winter…but there is nothing better than watching a tree transform over the course of a couple of weeks from green to wild crimson, it’s something I hope to never take for granted. It’s a kind of magic that data and science can explain, but never take away from.

That’s true of so much magic. Science and data can prove and disprove phenomena we watch with wide eyes and open hearts. There can be studies and control groups. Pages of data and scientific summaries. But none of that takes away any of the awe. Or the bliss. The feeling in your belly that remains whether you are 3 or 93.

The magic is in the receiver. That’s why adventurers (regardless of age) make the best students. And why adventures make the best lessons.

Because when you are surrounded by words or art or stars or crimson leaves, all your senses are involved. And when capturing a memory is the quest, you ask more and better questions. You care about the answers, not so you can fill in a bubble on a test, but because you want to be more of an expert on whatever type of magic you’re witnessing. And if you really care enough, you will want to create more of it, explore more about it, share it with other people you love.

So, this October, your challenge is to find some magic and approach it with wide eyes and open heart. Ask lots of questions. Wonder. And share it with someone you love.

Here’s a quick list of fall things:

Find a tree to watch

Take a hike

Carve a pumpkin

Pick or cook something fall…apples, pumpkins, squash

Wear your favorite sweater (sweta weatha)

Camp

Make s’mores

Go watch a football game or marching band

Visit a haunted house

Take a hayride

Our Adventure Kits are a perfect way to capture these memories so that you can revisit and celebrate them again. They make a great gift for families and friends!