Day Dreaming

I fully agree with Bill & did much the same as him with the maps. Now, most of those dreams have been fulfilled & if health reasons should end fulfilling anymore or I pass on, it will with be with few regrets. At the risk here of preaching to the choir, I highly recommend to not only daydream, but to do your best to live them. During my life I've listened to many talking over & over about their dreams of future adventure & seeing them never come to fruition.

Jay
 
El and Bill":1g968d2e said:
"One man’s daydreaming is another man’s day."

Yes, daydreams can help to guide a future -- as a kid, I used to trace my finger around on maps and dream I was there -- seeing what that map promised. Then, I realized, I could do it. Worked after school jobs, saved money, and took off on school holidays to "see the world" and follow the trails of those dragged fingers.

Still doing it. Daydreams are a marvelous motivation.
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Bill, I have done that (and collected maps) for years. Boy was it fun when I found Google Earth. Though I have spent most of my travel in the PNW, covering it in pretty minute detail, I have seen some of the rest of the country. Now I need time for longer, slower trips, so working on setting that up before retirement.

Still do the Google earth sometimes. It is the cheapest way I know to fly :wink:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I think all us in our C-Dorys are pushing at our limits. Last summer we picked up a book at a library "sale." The book had a passage that we use to explain to our stay at home friends why we have to check out the next hillside, river, lake & passage.

Repotting
Repotting a plant gives it space to grow. Repotting ourselves means taking leave of our everyday environments and walking into unfamiliar territory – of the heart, of the mind and of the spirit. It isn't easy. The older we get, the more likely we are to have remained in the same place for some time. We stay because it's secure. We know the boundaries and, inside of them, we feel safe. Our roots cling to the walls we have long known. But remaining inside can keep us from thriving. Indeed, without new experiences or ideas, we slowly grow more and more tightly bound, eventually turning into less vibrant versions of who we might have been.

Repotting means accepting that the way is forward, not back. It means realizing that we won't again fit into our old shells. But that's not failure. That's living.

Heather Cochran in “The Return of Jonah Gray”
 
Two Bears: "Repotting ourselves...." A great concept, Thanks.

I have always founds maps and navigation fascinating, and it wasn't until a few years ago I figured-out Why.

I was raised in a military family, and we moved a lot. Being asked "where's home" was one of the most challenging questions. At a very young age my Dad showed me how to use a map and compass and I was fascinated. I was never lost again, and "home" became where ever we were. And it helped me to feel 'rooted and secure.

Over the years friends have asked which way they should go at some of life's junctions. My response was not to tell them which way-to-go, but tell them about the magic of a compass. A compass won't make their decision, but figuratively it helps them go where ever they choose.

...have given away several compasses over the years! :-)

Best,
Casey&Mary
 
Another interesting tangent, thanks to Casey... "home" is where you park it... or anchor it. We often refer to our boat or the 5th wheel as "home" when we are out and about. For some, home is that physical building where the kids grew up, where the family gathers. As Pat is about to find out, many have been able to sell the house and take "home" with them

Everyone's idea of "living their dream" is different - and changes throughout their life. As Jay says, it would be sad to spend a lifetime dreaming, only to find that at some point, you aren't capable of living that dream (due to physical, financial, or family demands).

Dream... reach... change.
 
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