January 21, 2024
Day 842 of the Adventure
In the "just dreaming about it" phase, the lifestyle is largely experienced in ones mind. We can almost visualize what life will look like in a rural or backwoods setting. The home, the view, the barn, the ponds, the chickens in the yard, woodsmoke curling up from the chimney. We can nearly smell the campfire, the pot of soup simmering on the stove, the scent of leaves in the crisp autumn air and the aroma of fresh coffee as the sun is rising on another day. All of these things create that state of mind that draws us forward towards the decision to commit to the lifestyle. I believe even after the commitment to the land and the life has been made, the state of mind must continue. The contentment of the life can potentially be over-run by the work, effort and energy needed to live that life. Obviously, the degree of commitment will vary and to many, the strenuous life will be more or less than it will for others. No matter how the actual lifestyle develops, your "state of mind" regarding the life will largely dictate the quality of experience you can expect to have. I've known people who let the work and effort drag them down to exhaustion and then become depressed and hopeless over all of it. While others have figured out how to keep the freshness of the experience alive in their minds. They can become physically tired but never seem to tire from their appetite for the lifestyle.
We are closing in on our third year here at "Camp Run-Amuck". I believe we've been able to keep the dream alive, fresh and vibrant the whole time. Even during the difficult time of trying to live in the cabin while we were building it at the same time. There have been many periods of exhaustion and frustration. All the while, I have still been able to sit in a camp chair with a cup of coffee by a campfire and see through the chaos of the project to the peaceful and serenity of our backwoods environment.
Is it a lifestyle or a mindset? If you've made the transition to the "Lifestyle", I would hope that it is both. If you haven't made the jump to the physical lifestyle yet, it may indeed be just mindset. Still, you have opportunity in front of you to begin that process today. No matter where you are or what your circumstances, you can find places and ways to begin creating a roadmap for yourself in the direction of your dream. I strongly encourage you to commit to viewing our video series "Back to the Land" today. It was created to help you to define what your specific journey would look like. Sure, there are examples of things we've done in it related to our journey, but those are just examples. You must create the vision or picture of what that dream looks like for you. Hopefully the series will prompt you into generating those thoughts and actions for your own journey. It's a 30 day (30 segment) set of directions, questions and challenges to help you begin thinking of how you would build your personal roadmap to the lifestyle. (Links Below)
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