No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength.-Jack Kerouac
i think i may have to look this fellow up...discovery quotes on google led me to this quote.
here i sit at 51 at a job that really doesnt interest me so that i can pay the bills. i really feel a calling to write, read, discover. perhaps share ideas that will help others think...but i have also discovered in my mid adult life that every one really thinks they know it all and are not completely open to other ideas.
but as soon as i pull up to the parking lot of fellow trail lovers my heart races with excitement. putting on that backpack and knowing that every thing i will need for the 24 to 48 hours better be in it! seems to make the cosmos in my head line up perfectly LOL!
when my husband and i are out there together there is a simple joy of life and love, nothing in the world exists but us and the trail and we truly walk it together. strength, encouragement, adoration for life as we see it, health, time all are well defined and felt. we are in for moments like this NOW...plan a trip, and look for a job that i truly feel alive in...
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