Hypotheticals: Chasing PhantomsA great weight we can carry if we only think about what might or could occur. Do you do this with situations such as we are facing right...
Swamp Merry-GoldsMarigolds first appear in the ditches, far before the summer crowd. They are the first to signal the birth of spring. They lie in low...
Spring WaitOnly a mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf. A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold It is becoming...
So Soon the Thunder RollsIn the distance the thunder but the mosquitoes are swarming. Life implodes. From out of the shadows and swampy places, they ferry and...
Shackleton's 12: Lessons for the Darker Hours“Shackleton’s situation was completely hopeless. He just didn’t succumb to the pessimists.” (TheStreet.com) 1. MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO BE...
You wait. Everyone has an Antarctic.In this particular time, we need templates from what has gone on before. I turn to Ernest Shackleton. In January 1915, his ship was...
7 Ways Portages Teach UsIn life, we know there will be difficulties. But we often don't know what lies ahead. We can't anticipate all the problems. In canoeing,...
Don't Let the Old Man In(Title credited to Clint Eastwood. Song written by Toby Keith after he asked Eastwood how he kept himself so active? His answer: "I never...