“Assiduity is the sin against the holy spirit. Only ideas won by walking have any value.” Nietzsche
The last few years have taught me the importance of just taking a hike. And the Stillness that can be found by just going on a hike. It has also helped me fine tune my observation skills.
I am hoping that one day on such a hike that I hear coming out from amongst the trees the call of the elusive The Gen X Flute Call
I also find myself doing some “hiking about” in reading and film watching lately. And it is a Wormhole Ride that has been taking me all over the place. How I am finding that such things are connected in ways I have never considered before.
Currently, I am reading for the first time since college Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. A book I have not read since college. I find the that with my achieving of age that the text is taking on a.completely new context for myself. Life and experience shapes this book differently than from the walls of a classroom.
The Netflix documentary “Sly”the documentary about Slyvester Stallone as he reflects on the Ups and Downs of his life. Choosing Himself and the toll it took. I also had to do another watch of Rocky I & 2. Watch and meditate on why these two movies had their impact.However, the scene that I have been repeated watching is from Rocky Balboa (The Sixth film in the series)
In this film, he has to fight a various people in order to be allowed to fight once again. His The Pursuit of Happiness Speech is resonating loudly in me these days.
I am going to not mention the organization. But the part that I was involved with has been pretty much eliminated by them here locally. Plus, my part of the program was not a mandatory requirement.Did Not Check Any Boxes. Personally, I have found the most impactful experiences for myself to be the Unexpected Moments that were not the list of boxes to check. But That’s Me. I had written a long piece about the “Why’s” of it all. But it will not do any side, any good. It is what is. And no longer at this point what it was. That’s Life. The Obstacle is The Way. I just don’t have the energy to fight the committees and the lawyers behind the curtain there. In this “Glengarry, Glen Ross” scenario I found myself in.
So I have just done …..
My Own Quiet. Exit. Stage Left.
It may come back. But that’s in the Hands of Time.
I had made it to 42 there. And I found that number to be prophetic one. (Hopefully, you get the reference)
I am going to take what I know and my experiences. They are the parts I still need to have for Myself. I am trying to figure my plan and right now the pieces are in a notebook. And Some Assembly is Being Required.
So …..
“I am putting out my Thumb and going for some Hitchhiking .” And I have My Towel.
Which leads me into repeated listening of Jocko Willink’s “Good”
I have also been reading the philosophical writings of Bruce Lee. He was as much of Thinking Man as he was as fighter. His “Be like Water”should be taught in the schools. But I made this reminder for myself.
My Wormhole continues on. As my To Be Read Pile of books has been strongly spitting out titles to read. I have also been finding other creative works that I had forgotten about. But their time has returned.
The next part of the My Wormhole Wandering is that I am a fan of the Buffalo Bills. There is whole tangent on how being a Bills fan has an effect on one’s own psyche. This season has truly been a lesson on that. However, it has made me take the time to examine. Win or Lose. I have no effect on either outcome.
Which leads me to this Life Reminder
The take away is that I have to keep reminding myself of where I am in the given moment. In other words, Check Myself.
For I am in a Wilderness of My Own Making
This “My Own Private Idaho Walking the Road to Damascus” Moment in Time.
” Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t. “
Lauren Bacall
Music
Twisted Sister “The Price”
Skin and Bruises 