Self-Help, Personal Growth & Psychology
How to create a fun interesting life at 50+
MargaretC • 7 cards
Encouragement
MargaretC • 1 card
Unlike the civilized world, wilderness invites you to sense the surrounding harmony and the utter insignificance of mankind. The
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
the desire to face the unexpected in a wilderness environment; to live by my wits; and, in the process, I hoped to develop higher levels of skill, intuition, and confidence. I was drawn to these types of challenges. I found them compelling and, as I got older, increasingly difficult to resist. I’d had my share of adventure. The
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
• About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.
• No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
• Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become.
• Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
• Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.
• If you stop to listen
Kevin Kelly • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Never before have I seen work as a task to be shared, and not only shared, but made light on its feet with humour and pranks as if it were something wonderful and not a life sentence.
Judy Fairbairns • Island Wife: living on the edge of the wild
Being in the wilderness is not just about things like self-sufficiency or situational awareness, it is also a place where you can learn grander, more meaningful lessons about life and how it should be lived. It can make you a better person.
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
Aging
MargaretC • 9 cards