Tag: 2026

Teach hope, spirit

mountain lake
We often stay for extended periods less than a mile from here. This photo was taken shortly after sunrise.

Teach hope spiritually…

“Hope for what?”, you may ask.

Hope for peace and contentment.

Teach hope simply by exuding hopefulness.

Is there a catch to this?

Yes.

What then?

You must exude this – demonstrate this – for a lifetime. Nothing less.

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Harvest hope, spirit

mountain
From our cabin deck. Singleshot Mountain.

Reflecting on 2025:

1. What are you most happy about completing?

2. What was the smartest decision you made?

3. What one word best sums up your 2025 experience?

4. What was the greatest lesson you learned?

5. What is your biggest piece of unfinished business?

6. Who were three people that had the greatest impact on you? (Have you thanked them?)

7. What was the biggest risk you took?

8. What did you shed to improve your life?

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Compounded hope, spirit

mountains
Same spot as earlier two photos in previous blog (lane8.org). Same day. Same minute.

My spiritually compounded hope (goal) is to die with peace and contentment.

Peace with who i am.

Content with what i have.

Note: Peace and contentment assumes that everyone i love knows where they stand with me. And the two people that matter most are obvious. It’s not that the others aren’t important, it’s just that no one can hold a candle to Cheryl and Chapin.

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Disciplined hope, spirit

mountains
Continental Divide, West side. Bishops Cap prominently visible.
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Continental Divide, East side. Bishops Cap, left-center ridge, unrecognizable from here. That is, unless you know where you are and what you’re looking at. Then, it’s easily and prominently visible.

Disciplined hope?

Totally.

My ‘disciplined’ spiritual hope is consistently, constantly, fed with gratitude.

i find it impossible to be unhappy while i am feeling grateful.

i find it’s possible to always be happy while i am feeling grateful.

It is disciplined hope that must be set to ‘always’.

Remember, sometimes is the enemy of always.

Note: Your mileage may vary. In my lifetime, my tests and studies reveal this remarkable phenomenon.

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Habitual hope, spirit

mountains
Midway on left edge you can see a trail. Mt Siyeh, left, is one of only six Glacier peaks over 10,000′.
Apple Watch on someone's wrist
Walked 11 miles roundtrip to here and back home yesterday, January 2, 2026. Walt Disney World is tied with Glacier as my third favorite place in the world.
17-second video: Final video from yesterday’s sunset. Took nine, shared three.

There are many places in our yard from which to watch sunsets.

Each month offers more or fewer advantages.

And then we have specific spots that never fail, any month of the year. They are more challenging to access, but still relatively easy.

This sunrise and sunset knowledge comes from experience.

This experience comes from repetition.

Habits.

Simply for sunsets and sunrises.

So imagine the repetition for everything i hope for all day, everyday.

Habitual hope.

Hope that happens in my heart without even trying to hope.

Hope just happens, without thinking.

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