Icewind's Ramblings

I’ve been on the road now over a month, part of it alone and others spent with friends along the way.  Parts of it different than what I might have imagined while other parts of it were exactly what I knew it would be.  There is the good and bad, the bitter sweetness that is life as we know it.  This journey wasn’t necessarily wanted but circumstances made it the right thing to do.  To take a break from what was the norm and go in search of something out there beyond the horizon I have seen every day.  I have been fortunate to have had several friends along the way to share time and conversations with.  To have fellowship and time to just “be” with no agendas or needs getting in the way.   I think everyone should travel alone at some point in their life, ideally for at least a month.  You learn so much about yourself, you develop an inner confidence that you can’t find at home, nor when you’re surrounded with people you’re comfortable with. ...

Driving alone gives one time to think and building something can easily have that same effect.  Taking this walkabout has given me time to stop the busy, fast paced world I have been accustomed too for so long. For most, our fast changing world continues to evolve in rapid and different ways that even two years ago seemed unfathomable.  “Normal” jobs are not getting shorter on attendance; rather longer hours continue to climb for most people.  Our minds and body suffer from overwork, you do more and suddenly you are asked to do more until the stress takes over lives of hardworking people.  Remember the adage "Everything in moderation, including moderation"?  That said; let me talk about a place between the two extremes of our lifestyle choices and a tool to find balance.  Deck building can give you balance in that you have time to think, work hard, and balance a sore back with the beauty of what you are building.    Lifestyle choices are a fi...