(Just a thought I had today... It doesn't seem all that practical in today's day & age...) It's easy to sit and dream about what we want out ahead of us in some future time. We'll keep it safely on the shelf where we can pick it up and look at it from time-to-time. But … Continue reading NOTHING TO LOSE
Tag: mindset
The Spider and the Fly
(I didn’t see this post coming when I started my morning… but perhaps a lesson we can find a practical way to apply to our own lives.) I saw an interesting battle on my front porch this morning. A larger than average spider was lowering itself by its web out of the tree next to … Continue reading The Spider and the Fly
THE MAGIC OF THE MOUNTAIN
Chasm Lake with the Diamond of Longs Peak at top center Chasm Lake lies just below the diamond face of Longs, sitting at about 11,800 ft elevation. It’s almost 9 miles out-and-back (up and down would be a better descriptor) with an elevation gain of between 2400-2500 feet. It’s a bear! Doable…but it will cost … Continue reading THE MAGIC OF THE MOUNTAIN
DEFINING THE SUMMIT
(Longs Peak taken from Twin Sisters) I’m taking steps toward writing a book (one of the mountains on my radar) and I’m learning there are so many steps ahead of me in this journey. I have invited a techie person into this process to tie together my webpage with a blog and my purchased domain, … Continue reading DEFINING THE SUMMIT
THE MOMENT WE’RE IN
This post is about looking forward, looking backwards, and the moment we’re in right now. It was conceived in my head as I stood downstairs in my basement making my second cup of coffee this morning, pondering a tragic event that took place earlier this week in the life of one of my probation clients. … Continue reading THE MOMENT WE’RE IN
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS – BROKE!
This blog has the theme “Climbing Mountains”. It’s about the pursuit of the “Summit”, both literally and metaphorically speaking; it’s about setting the course for the extraordinary, the improbable, the unlikely…and what some might say when offering unsolicited feedback…the impossible; it’s about becoming as prepared as possible for the challenges that will come along the … Continue reading INSUFFICIENT FUNDS – BROKE!
A CURE FOR SPD (SMALL PERSPECTIVE DISORDER)
Perspective from Canyonlands National Park. WINDSHIELD PERSPECTIVE Out on the road, traveling through southeast Utah, and northeast Arizona, you see few people, small towns, and long miles of range in many directions interrupted by buttes and canyon cliffs jetting up toward the sky. The horizon goes for miles, and it can stretch the perspective. … Continue reading A CURE FOR SPD (SMALL PERSPECTIVE DISORDER)
FEELING GOOD IS NOT A PREREQUISITE
This is not really a post…it's simply a thought. So, because of that, this will be a short post and I'll keep moving forward. I pushed myself to get out of bed early this morning in efforts to reclaim my routine of "morning pages" (credit to Julia Cameron and her book The Artist's Way for … Continue reading FEELING GOOD IS NOT A PREREQUISITE
The IN-BETWEEN
(The IN-BETWEEN along the Glacier Gorge Trail...long before Sky Pond or Frozen Lake and the Spearhead come into view.) There’s a mysterious place along the trail between the Trailhead and the Summit called the “IN-BETWEEN”; a place along the way we never know we've come to until we realize our thoughts have begun to turn … Continue reading The IN-BETWEEN
TWO FLATS AND A SPARE
STANDING ON A CORNER… I love road-trips! There’s something about hitting the open road and driving through areas you don’t get to see every day, about the windshield-therapy that comes with expanding the perspective, about breaking free from the familiar and allowing the mind to perhaps get out of some well-established ruts. I’ve always … Continue reading TWO FLATS AND A SPARE