Tag: Glacier

Be prepared for a hurricane.

Why?

Because life hits us with metaphorical hurricanes. The big storms of life.

At 60, the best way to manage the future is to simplify, prioritize, and act.

i could see a future i didn’t want to experience, if i didn’t simplify, prioritize, and act.

i still can.

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Personal organization has the most resources in Columbia Falls when you have an extended stay in Glacier National Park.

Each week there are more puzzle pieces that fit together to allow me to keep the paperwork of life running smoothly.

Why, and how?

Because i’m over-focused, intentional, present, mindful, and motivated to improve (an inch at a time).

You can do the same with anything, anywhere, anytime.

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Looking back on the decision to retire from Disney…

It’s a tie with joining the Disney organization January 25, 1982, as the best career move i ever made.

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• Never hike alone. 

• Always carry bear spray. 

• Always make noise on the trail. 

Two out of three ain’t bad.

After filling the camelback with water, i started the 400 meter return walk to the Granite Park Chalet.

A few steps into the walk and i was suddenly 12 feet away from a Grizzly Bear.

Had i not spoken to Dan 75 minutes earlier, i would have froze, drawn the bear spray, released the safety lock, and waited for whatever happened next. This was insanely and dangerously close. i can not imagine a good outcome. At all.

Instead, i trusted my gut.

In a nano-second i decided to turn my back on the Grizzly and keep walking.

It all happened so fast i did not have time to draw the bear spray. Didn’t even stop walking. The decision to keep walking happened from the time i lifted the right foot to take a step and before that right foot landed to complete that step.

Nothing i have read or studied in 46 years of Glacier National Park visits recommends what i did. In fact, it is highly discouraged – “sure, just turn your back and walk away” said no one ever.

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Walk softly and carry a big stick. 

You live differently when you live without electricity, running water and flushing toilets. 

You live differently when everything you carry in you also carry out. 

Until you’ve done it, it is challenging to comprehend the habit changes and mindset changes you absolutely need to make in order to thrive without foundational civilized living basics. 

Note: While we have a room and a metal bed and mattress, there is no heat, no electricity, no lighting, and no creature comforts. It awakens an awareness that may never come otherwise. 

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