"One final paragraph of advice. Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast... a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk bound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards."
Edward Abbey
I love this quote from Edward Abbey, from a speech he made in the late 70s. I am a social worker for urban schools, volunteer for local food and farm organizations, an environmentalist, hugger and high fiver. I believe strongly in fighting for the people and things I believe in, but I also believe in "saving the other half" of myself for pleasure and enjoying my life. I try to do this by enjoying art, music, books, cooking, gardening, running, yoga and photography, as well as enjoying time with my husband, family and friends.
This blog is going to be an amalgamation of all those things.
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