An attitude of gratitude is powerful medicine. And, no prescription needed.
dad
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Tag: video
James Christ
Laughter is no enemy to learning.
Walt Disney
In college a couple drinking buddies loved Jimmy Buffett. Could never understand why.
A few years later, at the University of Idaho, i had a bartending job.
The radio only played country music because Moscow, Idaho didn’t have a Rock station.
The owner had two cassette tapes. Can’t recall what the second one was, but the first one was “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”.
Before i became a Country music fan, Buffett’s tape was the go-to playlist. Constantly, it seems in retrospect. Etched in my soul i guess.
Fell in love with the vibe.
Buffett’s songs reminded me of Florida, palm trees, the ocean, and sunshine.
Next thing you know, i’m in a Washington State University (WSU) (Go Cougs) record shop and went to the album bin that started with B and found a couple Jimmy Buffett albums.
Don’t recall which album was my first, but i quickly wore it out, playing it constantly and being mesmerized by Buffett’s style.
Before you know it, i owned everything he released. In 1983 that was 10 albums.
Note: We lived on WSU’s campus in an all-women dorm. Cheryl was a Residense Hall Director and lived on-site. It’s where we lived a year before and a year after we married. Eight miles across the state line, i attended University of Idaho and worked at a novel hot-tub rental business with a beer and wine bar.
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And so it goes, spiritually
i love the privilege of daily blogging on five uniquely different topics.
dad
Being in uncharted territory is a prime example of opposites.
On one side, uncharted territory is an immense opportunity.
On the other side, uncharted territory could be your demise.
My advice…
- Have fun
- .think .differently
- Lean into discomfort
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Scariest animal encounter
Video context:
- First and foremost, safety takes a back seat to nothing. Never get this close to wild animals.
- Spent nearly five hours hiking to Mountain Pass (7,600′), enjoying lunch, relaxing
- Sun will soon be out of sight
- Car is five miles away
- Been hiking in Grizzly Bear country for 50 years
- We are alone on the mountain Pass, late September
- i miraculously spot a bear 800 meters from the Pass
- The bear is 10-15 meters from trail
- Trail is the only way to safely pass the bear to return to car
- As we hike down, we become blind to Bear’s location
- We clear small forrest and see the Bear
- Without hesitation, our only choice is obvious to me
- We must get past the bear or risk being trapped
- Once Sun disappears behind Continental Divide, it gets cold quickly
- There is no safe way to pass if we attempt off-trail route
- Trusted my gut from 50 years of wilderness experience
- We talk loud so the Bear knows we are coming, to avoid surprise
- Bear is foraging in a hole it dug, eyes “buried”, we quickly pass
- We walk (never run) far down the trail, peering back often
- We pause, grateful to be on the car side of trail
- In this moment, i sense something for first time in half a century
- Bear is focused on eating, not us
- We observe Bear is a surreal encounter
- Scariest animal encounter ever, and also the most incredible
- Finally, this is absolutely the most dangerous position to be in. NEVER think for a moment that you can safely do what we just did
- i know i will be a fool to think this would ever be safe in the future. You should too.
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10,000 Hours
Son, my greatest wish for you is that you find someone like mom to spend your life with.
dad
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