LifeStyles....By Joe Davis

“Life's an Adventure, So Live it Like One Dummy”
	Arguably one of the most common trends or “ideals” found in any self
help book, but unfortunately something we all, myself included, pretty
much ignore. Granted, it's a hell of lot easier to just sit back and
watch the world pass by, and I'm not saying I couldn't use that every
now an then. But what was once for me a break for peace had become an
activity in stagnancy, and I've always found it hard for “progress” to
occur whenever stagnant.
	What I've proposed (and myself try to follow these days) is just take
a chance, step out of the comfort zone, and agree to something you've
never tried before, everyday; All within reason of course, but just
consider, what's more constructive and interesting, a story you've
watched on TV or your own personal “adventure” into unknown
territories and experiences. Not to paraphrase the movie “Yes Man”,
but some of the best stories in life can really be developed from the
simple answer of a yes or no question that you'd receive on any
typical day.
	Not really convinced? I myself always felt skeptical towards such a
simple notion towards life's endless potential, till a very unexpected
“adventure” fell right into my lap. Before this summer, I was just
your typical college drop out, working a dead end job, struggling to
pay the bills. But in affect, content with the current going ons of my
life. However, in one months time, I went from having nothing in a
small Illinois town, to a potential solo porn star career in San
Diego, to the now lifestyle columnist in Chicago your reading today. A
life development I'd argue saved my life from the constant threat of
the interpersonal trap that can be “complacency”. All just a result of
me, simply saying yes one day, to a question I've heard a hundred
time's before, “You interested?”.