\nThe cheaper, less energy required, the quicker, the better.
\nBut is it really?
\nHave we forgotten the value of the journey itself?
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<\/a><\/p>\nRe-evaluating health & lifestyle goals\/ or ambitions,
\nintention is often overlooked.
\nPurpose lost, misdirected or short sighted.
\nIs intention declared, the journey respected, including the bumps along the way?<\/p>\n
We celebrate the hero\/ heroine who chose a difficult path, reaching goals despite insurmountable obstacles. We relish<\/em> this kind of story, applauding their passion. Do we believe in the hero within ourselves as much? With silent intention, I step to the easel, embarking on a path devoid of instant results. I have an unquenchable thirst to improve, despite understanding I will never know it all. Unlike resolutions, Vision Quest in Ojibwa tradition requires an individual to leave the community, venturing into nature to seek purpose in life, their role in the universe linked to creation and the creator. p.s When the incurable disease began to weaken her body, her attitude and humour didn\u2019t. For each activity that she could no longer do, she added one she could. Biking became golfing, swimming then walking.Now unreliable for creative work, her hands clicked keyboards, she became an even more voracious reader. Recently, I asked Mom if it bothers her when others take life for granted,and aren’t proactive about their health. \u201cOf course not\u201d she exclaimed, voice strong, despite not being able to swallow. \u201cThey will have regrets. I don\u2019t have a single one\u201d. By this time half of New Years\u2019s Resolutioners, have fallen off the wagon with a Kerplunk. 25% don\u2019t make it past the first week. I\u2019ve never made a New Year\u2019s Resolution, but friends have. Assorted Pitfalls include “diet & exercise … Continue reading
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\nIt is time consuming & challenging.
\nValue is produced in sweat, contemplation, elation, even failure.
\nThe process lacks templates or apps.
\nWhere the expression ‘back to drawing board\u2019 means exactly that.
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\nIt is an investment, like many things worthwhile.<\/p>\n
\nA key is to be removed from all distraction. Immersed in wilderness, visions and clarity emerge.<\/p>\n
\nMy Mom has never made a New Year\u2019s resolution, or taken life for granted. A nurse, her family, work,& health, all priorities. She taught yoga when I was four, had us chug wheat germ shakes when I was a teen. My first trail run experience was with Mom.
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\nUnable to stand in the garden of her design, she built the last rock wall almost entirely on her knees. A stunning masterpiece it remains.
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\nThanks Mom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"