January 18, 2013

Some things like Rabbi Twerski has said …are okay.

He mentioned in a drug/ alcohol Tx tape that his idea—> the object is to be relatively happy although discontent… is not that difficult to practice. It remains to the practitioner of Hatha Yoga and the thru- hiker to BREATHE and become okay with the out and the in breath… to notice the varying emotional/ intellectual and physical states… to notice the benefits of this noticing. The dominant modern culture does nothing to foster this—> going INSIDE state. This said I do need a trip onto the Colorado Plateau.

Bo Lozoff www.humankindness.org — is quoted as—>

"

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all 

the problems of the world can be summed up in a single sentence:

Human life is very deep, and our modern dominant 

lifestyle is not."

This reference point is where I tried to make a point in 

my soliloquy above. I can elaborate some in hopes of 

becoming clearer to your way of thinking…ok?

The modern- dominant lifestyle of many affluent white 

people is so much about promoting some ware [or some 

 object marketeered to them] or some enticement to 

separate them from their dollars. True? 

The US dollars are illusionary in the respect that they 

are merely transactional devices in place because we can 

not farm our way out of this dominant society. 

I like camping more than shopping at Macy*s WAL*MART and Soopers— even many times better than being seen downing the four dollar coffee at Starbuckeroos! Some of the dominant modern culture behave as though they NEED to be SEEN swallowing the Culture’s pricey non- alcoholic libation.

The clear- eyed distinguish the folly in this subscription for happiness.

Rabbi Twerski has it pointed in the clear- eyed direction… about being relatively happy although discontent…

Your thoughts?   

Thanks,

me

December 31, 2012

Please see link attached. Humankindness Foundation

This man and his wife made delivery of services to the BOP possible and by extension to the rest of the supervised populations in the US.

 http://www.humankindness.org/index.html

http://www.bop.gov/

thanks,

me

December 27, 2012

This morning began as a cool one. The temperature has been dropping going forward on into the winter season. Snow is on the ground and the days are at last becoming longer in relation to the sunlight at this latitude. It may well be awhile before the warming begins. Should see a change in

things on the ground as we near the 1^st ten days of February.

Going inside is simply the rest of the story after the clamor and calamity of the material world and by extension the American Culture— has had its course with us.

Unaware are those that simply have not experienced the constant and consistent wearing away of the Spiritual-side or bombardment of the military- industrial amenities economy via the media moguls, the resource kings and princesses and the general psychological degradation involved in the American shopping experience itself.

These unaware folks may have the key to the reasonable, sensible and a saner style of living. I think Rolf and Miller above have the key too.

December 25, 2012

There comes a time as was today-- This morning the only tracks in the sand-snow were those of Ellie- Mae's and mine...  nice cold day overall... At times it seemed like the Spirit shone on us all... nice cold day!

December 3, 2012

“He who learns must suffer…”  —Aeschylus

Ever since humans shed their fur and felt the warmth of a lightning-caused fire and realized that if they could keep the flame alive, they could avoid the brutal cold forever, we’ve spent a good portion of our time in pursuit of that goal. For those of us who reside in the “modern world,” the effort to stay warm is as challenging as turning the dial on the thermostat. But before gas furnaces and heat pumps and electric radiant heat and solar collectors, staying warm could be a full-time job. If any of you has ever tried, at least for a while, to stay warm with a wood fire and a good cast iron stove, you know the challenge. The work never ends. There’s never enough fuel and the fire always dies at three in the morning. But for most Americans, at least, even that chore is only something to be read about—“Honey, turn up the heat,” is all we need to do to stay warm.

But there are a few of us, driven by forces that can’t quite be explained, who possess a willingness to suffer and display an utter lack of common sense that causes us to abandon these comforts and deliberately seek the misery of sub-freezing temperatures. I’ve been doing this for years and still dabble in self-inflicted misery from time to time. It’s called ‘winter camping.’ It started like this…

— Jim Stiles—

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2012/12/01/take-it-or-leave-it-winter-camping-by-jim-stiles/

The dog— big black lab— is aging and goes a lot slower these days. Will bring her over to G-town on turkey day for a walk up Guanella— to the G-town Water Supply for a swim. She loves swimming and hopefully the Water Supply will still have an unfrozen lead in which she may. Ellie- Mae has grown accustomed [I think…] to the various nick-names I give her as each day unfolds.

• Elwood
• Mae
• Bubbsters
• Bubbers
• big dog

These she responds to most of the time. And then of course there is—>  big black dog.

                                                   

The politicicking is still going on, as is the unfolding propaganda of the marketers. Now, Hostess Bakeries is going by the wayside after a huge profiteering run. Sometimes businesses become just too large and greed ridden.

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I pay attention to my INSIDES at different times more than the externals. Not to say the externals are any less important of a focus. Helps to keep me engaged in the REAL. 

 

Seems a hiker must!

Be well,

me

November 10, 2012

When this type of weather disturbance occurs in late fall [as it is happening today in the Denver Basin]… it serves to remind me about sleeping in the tent. Oh sleeping in the tent!

Do you resonate inside with the following quote from a hiker’s blog? —> 

Lessons Learned
“…While I feel my planning was very solid, I learned a lot from having a friend along that was struggling. The human element is probably the most unpredictable of all factors when planning trips and traveling with capable people is paramount to having and enjoyable trip. I have to take on a big part of the responsibility for our near miss because I allowed someone who was not adequately prepared to come on a very difficult hike. Outside of that issue, the trip was a stellar success. I got the chance to introduce four great friends to a backcountry experience that ranks right up there with the most rewarding backpacking trips I have done.”

http://www.summitpost.org/thunder-river-deer-creek-loop-grand-canyon-national-park/460019

It is the solace that sleeping in the tent with winter weather provides the soul.