Monday, July 1, 2019

More or less?

I was rummaging around YouTube and kept running into videos by young adventure-seeking nomads. Mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, hang gliding, pushing the limits. The GoPro people.

A little later I got an email from my friend Vanholio!
It’s funny. When I set out 4 years ago, thought I’d be criss-crossing the USA—maybe Canada and Mexico, too—seein’ everything… 
All I want is comfy weather, quiet, good internet, no neighbors, a pretty view, a nice walk, few bugs, and maybe a top-grade breakfast burrito or Chinese buffet once in a while. And my coffee. And Ms. Barkley curled up beside me. The simple life. 
Imagined a life of adventure back then and found a life of easy contentment instead.
Yup, those are the two poles of the nomadic life. Living hard versus living easy. It’s probably an age thing. But it’s a personality thing, too. I’m one of those who finds happiness in a decluttered existence. Aaaaah, look at all the things I didn’t need to do today.

6 comments:

  1. I did almost ten years of hard running as an RVer. Now at nearly 73 I look for the comfort and less active fun mostly. But I am very glad I climbed, rode, paddled and on and on so hard for those years. They make great memories.

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  2. Touché Barney. If I find a spot anywhere I like. I sit and eat, relax and smoke indica, which makes me real happy and centered in my true nature.

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  3. I think I could live without internet; I lived without it for 35 years and no tv for many years.

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    1. Grew up without TV and never got used to it. It's just full of overt and covert ads about stuff for the landfill, unfortunately.

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  4. I took the unused TV out of my rig a month ago and gave it away. Now I use the wall space for a bulletin board to hold important to me things.

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