I've had some time off to think and relax and recharge and it's been welcome. It's interesting to me that without the stimulation of 8-6 work and having to push one's intellect daily, the requisite interesting ideas to write about are few and far between. It seems very much like a vacation- from the need to think. Ironically I've started to read a book where one of the premises is that the wealth and relative abundance of free time that the clergy had in 18th century England gave us a thinking class that made tremendous contributions to society at large, scientifically, socially and intellectually. Of course there is more to it than that, but it has made me ponder how much vacation one needs, before one starts to get twitchy and needs to contribute again.
The sarcastic streak in me wants to challenge myself to explore that, while the realistic person that I am knows I couldn't twiddle my thumbs until I got that edgy. I'd break mentally first and dive into something new. Which is what I suppose I find myself doing this month, with three mind- blowing adventures planned. Lots of wilderness - some known and some not known - looms in my immediate future as I move to busy my restless head as it attempts to keep up with my body in new and strange environments.
I will provide an update when its over but for now understand I'm on a quest to see the future, my own in this case. I wish each of you the flexibility in your own lives to do the same.
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