tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post1456862857609455488..comments2023-05-17T01:41:27.172-07:00Comments on A Wood man's Wanderings and Ramblings: Ok. What are your thoughts on thisJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-44977575606112406972012-01-25T08:50:32.854-08:002012-01-25T08:50:32.854-08:00I personally think it´s all in the reasons. If you...I personally think it´s all in the reasons. If you want to do it to complete your life, you might as well forget about it. Also, it´s not that you should do it because you fear you have missed something. But that is no reason you could not have it... if you really want to, there´s no reason you should actually leave it be. And as you said: You have paid all your dues already, those that matter, that is. And, what the heck, you do not have to leave everything behind you and live like a hermit. Many of those things you already do are of the same stamp already-your professional knifemaking, canoe guiding and all that stuff. Get out into the wild, and really, really take it in. Live any moment as if it were your first and your last at the same time, and even your hometown will look all the different. You can travel as much as you like, nothing will save you from death. But it can save you from living a living death. Personally to me it is all in the way you see things. Even a humble flower can bear all the meaning in the universe, all sense and all beauty there is to see. But to really savour it, you neede to take your time. I have to think about Ernst Wiechert´s novel "The simple life" (1939), where a similar question is asked. You might want to read it...<br /><br />I wish you all the best!Fimbulmyrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316598554062505274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-68066594392647213482012-01-25T07:45:46.453-08:002012-01-25T07:45:46.453-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lighthouse Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009991527581720124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-6915174354302817822012-01-24T21:47:19.913-08:002012-01-24T21:47:19.913-08:00i think the important thing is to never lose your ...i think the important thing is to never lose your sense of wonder- a lot of people, when they have kids, automatically let that go and become a slave to "security". thankfully, with us it was the opposite. when our son was born, we sort of woke up and gained back that sense of wonder we had lost when we became "adults". our goal now is to nourish that sense of wonder in our children- to always adventure together... we don't have a lot of money to travel the world with or anything like that, but i think adventure is something that happens in your heart, and with a spirit of wonder, anything is possible..<br />-bethLighthouse Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009991527581720124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-53303434607780055452012-01-24T10:22:44.453-08:002012-01-24T10:22:44.453-08:00Too true! We get stuck in a rut, and the only diff...Too true! We get stuck in a rut, and the only difference between a rut and a grave is the length.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759608831522681285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-18060713970396402772012-01-24T09:14:30.254-08:002012-01-24T09:14:30.254-08:00interesting post joel- i don't think that mean...interesting post joel- i don't think that means you have to leave all you have and go do something- i think it's more about finding out who you really are and being that person- and it's never too late for that.<br />~ricoLighthouse Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009991527581720124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-34945774345262580372012-01-23T17:51:02.996-08:002012-01-23T17:51:02.996-08:00Thoreau made a comment about not wanting to die re...Thoreau made a comment about not wanting to die realizing that he had never lived. Take it for what it's worth.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-11744976322456541452012-01-23T15:40:40.220-08:002012-01-23T15:40:40.220-08:00Fortunately I was able to see ahead in my late tee...Fortunately I was able to see ahead in my late teens. The fields & forests of my youth in England were fast dissapearing. I could have stayed & inherited our family home, a large 18th century farm house, but I longed for adventure & freedom. So I came to Australia. Best move I ever made!<br />It is never too late.<br />Regards, Keith.<br />http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021786544583021130.post-1181932553728807472012-01-23T13:41:37.946-08:002012-01-23T13:41:37.946-08:00GO
My Dad at 74 has just come back from a horse r...GO<br /><br />My Dad at 74 has just come back from a horse riding trek in South America, last time he went abroad was his honeymoon.Seanhellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475536325768589469noreply@blogger.com