I really enjoyed writing this one, mainly because I got talk trails and swap stories with some cool folks from PortlandHikers.org.
Sky Lakes Wilderness
My word, has it really been two months since I posted here? Not that it matters, since no one is reading, but that’s silly of me.
So I went to Sky Lakes Wilderness last week for a two-night backpack. Here’s a trip report from PortlandHikers.org.
A Few Words to a Sponsee
Had some more thoughts on the way home, maybe more about myself than about you, figured I’d share anyway.
So we say things like “I don’t have time to do (step work, meditation, exercise, whatever) because of all this stuff I have to do. And all the stuff I have to do is driving me crazy.” An objective view would be, “Then what is the purpose of all ‘the stuff’?” And we might be able to step back and say, I get busy with all the stuff (or I get loaded, or codependent, or whatever) so that I don’t have to face what is there for me in the spiritual work, exercise, whatever. Because that leads to change, which can hurt or be scary. But staying super busy or loaded or whatever, while stressful, is familiar. We think we can handle it — even as it burns us out and gets in the way of growth.