The Long Dirt Road has always been a place where I could think and reflect. Out on the road one can connect with new sights, sounds, and people. Most importantly you are presented with the opportunity to re-connect with yourself. As author, Doug Peacock said in his book, Walking it Off, " I had to get out to get back in again."
So it is...The End...see you down the road. Be well, make peace with yourself and get along with it all...Doc
When your “there” has become a “here”, you will simply obtain another “there” that again, looks better than “here”.
Headed out to another there that's looks better than here. I will post again and have some new pictures that I hope will be worth sharing.
Enjoy your life...in spite of it all.
Be one who understands that life is absurd at times and sometimes even meaningless , but finds
joy in it anyway...see you soon. Living in the now...Doc
Ran into this couple not long ago. I think there here?
Sound of Mind is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may cause others to lose the balance of their mind...Doc
Towards the Matanza's seaward turn the flow is slow, meandering. Wide tidal flat at the sea’s low tide support a spread of hungry birds. Silt brought down from inland fans the delta, between the reeds. Here crustaceans breed.
To the eyes of walkers on the white dunes, where only the lonely skylark nests among the sea oats and palmetto palms, the white sand flats must seem a bland expanse. But to Kingfisher the casts of sea fleas & crab are treasured finds. They stun their prey with single stabs.
Brown Pelicans bob in shallow water just beyond the mud. Full or not, they slowly move to their roost inland, where they will wait for the sea to ebb once more.
Sand Pipers abundant where the marsh grass grows. They all gather as the sun fades and the walkers watch nature and once again are amazed... I note these quietly in my field book at days end...Doc
Let the mind roam
On the paths of nearly known
A world of promise
A world sometimes to recoil from
And bounce back, resilient
To see the beauty
And know the peace
May the world be a better place
And may you be at ease...Doc
SOMETHING to live for. This simple idea is at the heart of our greatest stories, driving our heroes on. It is the thread from which more complex philosophies are woven. As Nietzsche once wrote, “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how”.
As human beings, it is hard for us to shake the idea that our existence must have significance beyond the here and now. Life begins and ends, yes, but surely there is a greater meaning. The trouble is, these stories we tell ourselves do nothing to soften the harsh reality: as far as the universe is concerned, we are nothing but fleeting and randomly assembled collections of energy and matter. One day, we will all be dust.
One day, but not yet. Just because life is ultimately meaningless doesn’t stop us searching for meaning while we are alive. Some seek it in religion, others in a career, money, family or pure escapism. But all who find it seem to stumble across the same thing – a thing psychologists call “purpose”.
Footnote: The notion of purpose in life may seem ill-defined and even unscientific. But a growing amount of research is pinning down what it is, and how it affects our lives. People with a greater sense of purpose live longer, sleep better and have better relationships. Purpose cuts the risk of stroke and depression. It helps people recover from addiction or manage their glucose levels if they are diabetic. If a pharmaceutical company could bottle such a treatment, it would make billions. But you can find your own, and it’s free.
