When my kids were little, my husband occasionally took them fishing. Fishing time for them meant reading time for me, because I stayed in the car with my book.
Win-win.
Because I never had any interest in fishing. But now, suddenly, I do.
From years of watching North Woods Law, I knew I had that I had to get my fishing license before I could catch a fish. Check! Next, I needed a fishing rod. Check! Next on the list was learning to cast.
Even though it was nineteen degrees out yesterday, my husband decided that it would a great day to teach me how to cast.Keep reading
I am new to shooting and am still trying to figure things out, like where to shoot, how to budget for gear and lessons, and where to get ammo.
To be fair, I think everyone is trying to figure that last one out. Ammo is hard to find and when you do find it, it can be expensive to buy.
I think everyone who shoots knows this. But here’s something that I learned recently that maybe everyone doesn’t know:
There are sexual predators alive and well and doing business among what appear to be the mild-mannered business professionals in my area.
I found a shop nearby that sold ammunition and then just last week I found out I couldn’t get it there anymore. Oh, he still had ammo, and I could afford the (monetary) price, but I discovered that there was a new stipulation attached.Keep reading
Now that I am no longer watching ANY propaganda—whoops!—mainstream media, I have so much free time to fill with learning and doing new things!
I found Brooke Whipple’s YouTube channel, Girl in the Woods, and I love it.
Why do I love it? Let me count the ways:
I tested it with my one word for this year by asking, “Does this ALIGN with my values?” Freedom? Check. Being brave? Check. Getting outside? Check.
Also, one of the absolute best ways to get out of your head (read: anxiety producing thoughts) is to ground yourself in your body, and one of the best ways to do that is to get outside and be in nature.
So in addition to being able to pretend I am out in the woods alone building a cabin, I also am learning a lot exactly what skills are needed for this. You know, just in case I ever decide to be brave and actually do it!Keep reading
So as I mentioned in the previous post, my practice for the past several years has been to choose one word to focus on every year rather than making a list of resolutions. For 2021, however, I am breaking my resolutions-fast.
Here’s why: I spent a lot of time in 2020 trying to help people to see and know the truth about many things and for the most part, it was not effective. I know this because I think maybe only about 2 (padded estimate) people actually did appreciate and/or benefit from me doing this.
I was leading horses to water all day long so that they could drink but instead of drinking, they were dying of dehydration.
I couldn’t understand it! Why was this happening? And then I was talking to my friend Tatiana about it and as she so aptly put it:
“No one told them they were thirsty.”
BOOM.
Everyone has access to the same information that I do. Everyone can think for themselves. Everyone can analyze and vet the available information and make their own decisions, without any unsolicited help from me.
What a relief!
Because the truth is not the same for everyone. My truth is mine and your truth is yours and in many cases, never the twain shall meet. Also some people do not want to know the truth. It took me a year to wake up to this but now that I have, I am so relieved! I am only responsible for myself so from now on, I’ll do me and you do you.Keep reading
Karen Creamer
