It occurs to me that you, garandman, Antonio and I had an adventure in downtown San Jose some three weeks ago. We wandered around, checked out hole in the wall restaurants, counted up shark statues, and checked out the stunning view at King Library. We even made sure that the men's and women's room had equal art.
So, there's an example of an adventure that was bourne of three people deciding to do something, yet nothing in particular. I don't know about you, but I had a lot of fun that day, even if it was an adventure in my own backyard. (:
That's exactly what I'm saying. See - with friends... Ok, so Antonio was a new friend, but the social part was working out well and I had a really great time. I'm not at all saying that you need a plan - I certainly don't most of the time - but you need some people who have time to have fun be flexible. Sure, I make new friends along the way. Also, I'm sure NOBODY thought that your adventures came easily - I certainly didn't assume that. If learnteach is feeling like coming home, having more local adventures or planning the next far adventure, I'm certainly not going to discourage him.
They can be. Unless staying local means that you can't see past the issues you are trying to gain perspective on. See my original comment to learnteach's original post. Sometimes you do actually need to move to a spot physically and mentally far enough away that you can see things in a new way. Hanging around here was not doing that for learnteach as he has stated some number of times.
Everything I am saying relates rather specifically to things he has told me or that I have read in his journal. Different people are different and I don't assume that what is good for me is good for him. But I have been paying attention and I know one or two things about getting out of ruts. These are the issues and thoughts I am trying to bring to light. I worry that if he loses his current momentum, it will take some time for him to get to the things he needs to get to. Those are not things that I define. These are things he has already defined. And maybe he has redefined them. But I do not know about that.
Again, all of these issues are for learnteach to take into consideration while making his own decisions. They are little nuggets of thought to ponder and that is all.
I give up. You obviously know him WAY better than me. No, I haven't been paying close attention, and I don't have a good enough memory if I had been. I was just going off things that I feel and things that are good from my own perspective. But I don't think he's been "hanging around here" for long since having more free time though. And I don't see him as a type of person who loses momentum - he always seems to have some. It doesn't take long before he's bored with sitting around and off to the next adventure.
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So, there's an example of an adventure that was bourne of three people deciding to do something, yet nothing in particular. I don't know about you, but I had a lot of fun that day, even if it was an adventure in my own backyard. (:
And they can be local....
Re: And they can be local....
Everything I am saying relates rather specifically to things he has told me or that I have read in his journal. Different people are different and I don't assume that what is good for me is good for him. But I have been paying attention and I know one or two things about getting out of ruts. These are the issues and thoughts I am trying to bring to light. I worry that if he loses his current momentum, it will take some time for him to get to the things he needs to get to. Those are not things that I define. These are things he has already defined. And maybe he has redefined them. But I do not know about that.
Again, all of these issues are for
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