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That made me a bit sad to hear yet I know it’s been true. Sorry we failed you. Or that too many people have. As we age we become the elders. The youth needs us🪶
Brother, I’m 68 years old, been married to the same woman for 44 years. You speak truth here. What I think that God has shown me is that we need a Graybeard Society in the world today. 45-46 years ago I thought I was a badass running with Special Forces and keeping up. I’m paying for that to this day in a body that got beat to crap. I still know what I knew then but I’ve since learned that there is always a bigger badass. It’s called life. God has humbled me.
“When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” It’s cliche but so true. I’m going to work in packing and guiding hunts out west after college. God willing I can find someone to mentor me. Thank you Dewayne.
Whats sad is companies don't understand that. I was an industrial maintenance tech for over 20 years. Worked on cnc machines. Whenever I started at the first company,there was an old man that was on the team. He was maybe 70. Yes was slower than he used to be but he was a kind old man and super intelligent. He didn't know me at all and immediately offered to help me whenever I needed it. They fired him because they said he couldn't do the job anymore in a timely manner. Instead of keeping him and making him a supervisor or trainer,they fired him. A few months later we heard he died. I guess he felt he had no purpose. Still makes me angry to this day.
Just turned 69, good luck finding a young man nowadays that will heed advice. I have sons and grandsons that break my heart watching them struggle because they think they know more than they do and will not take advantage of the experience of wisdom. So the last stage is realizing you have done all you can do. But thinking back i and everyone i knew was much the same. No matter who tries to help and teach, the hard knocks seems to be the greatest teacher in the end. Im at the watching and shaking my head stage.
I sympathise, but I also think sometimes people have to learn from experience. Like every young man that’s ever breathed, I did stupid things when I was young. Often you have to make the mistakes to learn from them, especially if you are young, arrogant, and full of testosterone
Easily sharing wisdom in order to strengthen the resilience of young people and help bring up younger generations is frowned upon in this culture. It's a big money grab and the more ignorant they keep young people the easier they are to prey upon 😢
Spot on Dwayne! 66 years old. And not sure what my purpose is anymore. I feel lonely and forgotten. Spend most of my days alone, seems nobody has any time for me anymore. Spent 35 years keeping watch over and protecting my community. (LEO) now it’s like nobody even knows me. I’m a believer and lover of CHRIST so hopefully I’m on that narrow road.
It's your job to find re-purpose. Teach. Volunteer. Run for office. Start a business. If you don't, you're an oxygen consuming, walking corpse just waiting to tip over dead.
I'd recommend volunteering for your community or if you can't find a volunteer organization that's a good fit for you, start your own non profit or initiative to champion values that you think are important. Your experience in law enforcement will really contribute to your knowledge of what work is important. It takes time and patience to find the right non profit that you fit with so don't get discouraged if people arnt looking for help or if you find organizations you don't like, eventually you will find something if you put yourself out there. And id reframe what you are doing. You arnt retired, you are financially independent. Now you get to do whatever work makes you satisfied and you can do it for low or no pay. Hope this helps you find purpose and connection to community during these later years of your life and best of luck.
@Graywulf521, thank you for all your service as a LEO. Not sure what State you are in. But I share some of your feelings. I try to find things that bring me joy and that helps a little for example: I like to go walk the beach, and look for cool rocks, agates, etc. I'm a little drive from the coast, so I don't get out as much as I'd like. I think some people can struggle with retirement. Is there something that you enjoy doing that you could do as a volunteer? Thanks again for all of your hard work.
Hi Dewayne, Boone was my greatest teacher during my time on the ranch. Riding with him taught me so much about myself and my masculinity, showing me the value of sitting up straight and relaxing, even when every part of me wanted to push harder. The old man’s steadfast desire to challenge himself reflected ways I’ve pushed myself-often more than my body needed. That experience and this video brought to mind a powerful quote: > "If you rely mainly on your will power, you will develop your ability to strain and become accustomed to applying an enormous amount of force to actions that can be carried out with much less energy, if it is properly directed and graduated. Both these ways of operating usually achieve their objective, but the former may also cause considerable damage. Force that is not converted into movement does not simply disappear, but is dissipated into damage done to joints, muscles, and other sections of the body used to create the effort. Energy not converted into movement turns into heat within the system and causes changes that will require repair before the system can operate efficiently again." I’m grateful for the time on the ranch and for the lessons Boone taught me. Thank you for providing such a space of learning and growth. Blessings to the family. God bless you all.
I love this. Love to see the impacts that being a “good human being” has on someone’s life. I wish you good health and lots of joy in your future. I will continue to tune in to his videos each and every time he uploads. Very great wisdom on life.
My old cow horse, Chester, is stiff and kinda gimpy from old age and the tiniest bit of founder, but I don’t dare retire him. He loves to go on trail rides and munch grass. He gets saddled and starts to bronc, not because he’s trying to get out of work but because he’s so excited to get some real exercise. Like your Boon, my Chester has earned a retirement. He’s the first horse I ever trained, but he taught me a lot too, and he has the patience of a saint.
As a young man. 29. Turning 30 this month. I have no idea about horses. But in life I know most of us young men will not listen to the advice of older men. And we pay the consequences. And with that comes real experience. Some men value real experience. Even at the cost of their health. God bless. Thank you for the video.
“We need to celebrate not being the man that we used to be-because we are now the man that we are.” Truly deep and insightful. Reminds me of that one bible verse: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11
I have an older brother but he made my life hell in the time I needed him the most. Had a friend who I looked up to like a brother but he passed away. He wasn’t perfect and was a bad influence on me. But most importantly, he didn’t hurt me like my older brother did. My dad is my dad. He’s cool but at the time I needed him the most, he would rather be with his church friends and drink. His dad wasn’t in his life, so it affected my upbringing. He’s cool now. I’m now of age, leaving my 20s. This channel definitely gives me older brother advice I need. Wish I discovered this channel sooner. Idk if you’ll see this but thanks for life advice. I wish my older brother was like this. I can’t change that though. Tough luck.
I've noticed that modern society treats me at 46 years old who spent 8 years in combat as a young man, now a master plumber, like I should be able to work like a twenty-year-old. It just doesn't work that way. One person can't be the leader and productive labor at the same time effectively. They want it all in one package. I became a truck driver and those people treated me like I was five. Crazy world full of strange perspectives we live in these days
As a woman, I appreciate your videos and never take offense to you directing your dialogue toward men. If I can take the advice I take it regardless. It’s also really cool to learn more about the deeper side of men that they don’t typically show us. I love your genuine content. ❤
A lot of hard "miles" on this 57 year old as well and you hit on some major key points I wish people in my life could take into consideration. Thank you Dewayne.
Absolutely love your videos. I just turned 50. Born in Brooklyn NY. I’ve lived in the NYC area most of my life and your videos resonate with me so much. Life indeed changes and you have to change with it. Amen brother.
Your living the life I started to live in the late 70s but went to the army in 79 and have never went back. And I have been miserable ever since. I was born and raised in Indiana but left when I was 15 and went to Wyoming and it was like being reborn. 2yrs and I'd never been happier.
I am one of those older ones that 15 months ago and have been a guy that did not want to go on but now take in a lot of knowledge that I will never be able to use but relish all that I can get and am enjoying life again at the rip-e old age of 87. THANKS DEWAYNE FOR HELPING ME GET BACK ON TRACK.
Great perspective on aging. My father said the golden age isn't so golden and I always felt that he was living in the past instead of accepting his situation and figuring out how to make the most out of his today.
Thank you Dwayne . I'm 58 I'll be 59 in February . Had a hard life , been busted up one too many times , aches and pains all over . One day you're as strong as an ox the very next day you're old , just old ! Thanks again for helping me understand and accept I have earned my rest
Streets of Laredo, I remember feeling same way, when I watched it. I appreciated your old western analogy of us old timers: me in early 70s & the struggle with it. You Decribed it very well. Your chat made for a very good cigar & coffee quiet time. Enjoy those grandchildren
If you are a reader, Comanche Moon was the best of the other Lonesome Dove books. Probably the most underrated Larry McMurtry book. Don’t think it was much of a movie.
Mr. Dewayne thank You, for I needed to hear this! I ain't the man that I use to be, and I find myself grouchy and short tempered because I can't do what I use to. Trying to calm myself with a pipe and coffee and all of this idle time is hard. I'm disabled now, and I'm trying to adjust to the fact that my back and body won't let me be the man that I have always been. It ain't easy, but it's time to learn to relax, be calm, and just enjoy being alive.Thank You for All the wisdom that you share. Happy Smoking!
I've lived multiple lives Now at 63 divorced and alone, I am venturing onto the new phase of my life...All I can honestly say is the Good Lord helps me daily...its hard to believe but I was adopted from a foundling hospital and was very sick, I grew up with the greatest parents ever...now they are all gone ...then one day I realized, The Lord saved my life when I couldn't even have saved myself as a baby.....Im forever grateful. I am his work in progress.
I can't believe I'm about to quote Brad Pitt but he did say something wise once when he said "everything in life is a tradeoff." It fits this idea of the trade off between brawn and brains.
Thank you so much for this video. At 64 and near the end of a long career, I feel left behind by the latest technology in my field. I feel like I have a lot of knowledge to share but I feel like nobody wants to listen to an old man.
I’ll be 30 next April and I’m starting to realize why my dad and uncle’s told me to take care of my body I’ll always respect & appreciate the old school ❤ Thank you for giving us young men some guidance
God Bless, unfortunately my horses have long passed away. However, I wish I could tell you about our rescues. Alternatively I raised a pure bred tracking bloodhound. He’s been through it all with me. He’s 12 now which is unheard of. He has a special place with my kids now. Prayers be with you and yours.
I struggled with this a lot after watching it. A lot of unfair things happen to us all in this world. Easy to end up bitter. But it seems like we've all made our share of mistakes and have been helped by others, creating a debt. Teaching the youth, especially in today's complicated world, seems like the right thing to do. Hard to know which lessons would get you cancelled or what environment would be a good one to teach in (not a classroom for me). But overall, it seems like the right thing to do.
my hubby was forced into retirement in June. He will be 67 the end of the month. The window place he worked for is closing. He was part of the first people to be let go. He has been pretty hard to deal with. Grumpy and short with me. Yelling at me at times. We have been married 37 years the end of the month. I played this video loud so he could hear it. He is a jack of all trades. He has 2 sons in their 30's that can benefit from his knowledge. Thank you
I really hoped that I had a father like you. He is still alive 63 as a man he took responsibility for his role as a man looking after seven children, I am the youngest. I learned nothing from him might sound harsh but i hardly saw him. I learnt to shave from a magazine I have six sisters. No role model to teach me how to be a man. Just grew up around women. Couldn't express my Masculinity until my early twenties. Started working on cars then i moved onto horses. Mostly groom them, ive travelled through central asia as well. Taught myself to hunt to make fires and camp. It was very hard for me. There was no one i read books and now we have men like you. I got to learn more, well i taught myself enough you know You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went, you can curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.
Yes sir brother, being 64 & semi retired I am VERY HAPPY these days. Still working ( have owned a Painting business for over 25 years) but only doing the jobs I want & when I want. ... The Lord has blessed me with this career & also being a Professional musician ( for decades) so I stay plugged in w/ people but ALSO love my quiet time with Him & watching your videos! "LIVE LIFE, LOVE THE LORD, LOVE THOSE CLOSE TO YOU, & BE AN HELP & ENCOURAGER To those who are around you." Until we meet again, thanks for always sharing your heart.
Good to hear. I’m 63, same thing. Keep working some, be helpful to people. Biggest thing is to be fit, happy and do “something “. Biggest thing seems to not get owly, stay pleasant.
Such great advice, thank you! I have to admit something to you, D- I'm a cigar smoker and I noticed your burn line / ash was so nice, and you were spreading out your draws so far apart the way it should be done, but the smoke was still plentiful and abundant... And I was so envious of how well that stick kept going for you between long periods of time!
Thanks again Captain Dry Creek for a calm encouraging video. I'm also around your age and not able to work in the formal employment sector due to Affirmative action laws in our country. However we still live full lives with lots of teaching and sharing of our experience to the youngsters around. Thanks again.
This video is dripping with wisdom. You can’t execute the sharing of such wisdom in one take…unless you have it. Smoking the EP Carrillo La Historia. Magical smoke. Mexican hot chocolate and brisket for days!
Once I Was But Now I Am Was will be missed Am is embraced Was searching Am still learning Was childish Am less so Was isn't gone Am isn't finished Love both Be both
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." -Wm. Shakespeare One of my favorite sections of any play, book, or film, ever.
Although there are more aches and pains than I had in my 20's, I'm glad I'm not the man I used to be. Not to say that I'm sagacious, and not that I don't miss being able to run a half marathon whenever I wanted to, but I'm fundamentally a different person than I was, now that I'm in my 40's. I would not have been a very good husband or father at 21, but a couple of decades of lumps and hard lessons helped to temper me into a more well-rounded individual; more patient, more thoughtful, kinder, and more understanding of others.
Regardless of chronological age. Every Man has his own Seasons in life. You’re right…that life is stages. Some Folks my age are playing with their Grand Children. They must have started early. Anyways my Jackson, Tennessee Girlfriend Jessica passed away from Heart troubles at age 31. And I am still raising my Pre-Teens got them both into Horses & can out work young Men half my age. Raised on a Ranch & Holy Ghost power. “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26 KJV)
Reminds me of the saying "God gave you 2 ears, 2 eyes and 1 mouth for a reason." Listen and watch first in order to speak wisdom to the youth later in life.
TEACHING YOUNGSTERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO OVERCOME FEAR IS A CHALLENGE. MY KIDS ARE 33 AND 31. I MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO NOT TEACH THEM EVERYTHING. IN STEAD I PUT THEM ON A MISSION TO "FIGURE IT OUT" TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO. I KEPT CONSTANT OVERSIGHT BUT NEVER LET THEM GET HURT. WORKED OUT WELL. THEY BOTH ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND I NEVER GET THE "DADDY I NEED BLAH BLAH BLAH" CALL.
No syllable wasted or void in your videos! Every word counts in this one about respecting age, good parenting, and self-control. Thanks, and good job on this one! 👏👏👏
At my job, I am a go-to guy because I can do the job of 2-3 20-year-olds. When things start hurting, I tell myself that is not more than I can take, and I start pushing myself even harder. However, it comes at a great physical cost. I have been saying for awhile that these kids will be replacing me sooner rather than later.
It's tough when you're a younger man who had catastrophic injuries take the strength and toughness out of you. Before you were able to learn what the old men know. So you can easily fall into the bitterness of not being to be what you once were... And also never being able to realize what you could have been even then.
It's tough when you're a younger man who had catastrophic injuries take the strength and toughness out of you. Before you were able to learn what the old men know. So you can easily fall into the bitterness of not being to be what you once were... And also never being able to realize what you could have been even then.
That old woman who saw the young girl carrying the ember with the ash both learned a new way to carry an ember and also realized that she was the ash. She thought she was used up and didn't realize that she could still help a new generation
God Bless. Thank you. Keep going and just being who you are. I dig your way of life, your philosophies, and cool calm collective style / approach to life. 🙏🙌 I always look forward to tackroom bible talks. -JRoot
Several years ago, my father and I took a road trip down south. He was in his early 80s then and one of the things he wanted to do was go to the Okefenokee swamp down in Georgia. He told me we could get a boat ride, not on one of those air boats with the big fan on the back but on an electric boat which was quiet so we could sneak up on alligators. I told him I didn't think sneaking up on an alligator was such a good idea as our alligator wrestling days were long behind us.
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As a young man I can listen to this guy forever. Nobody is speaking like
this to us no more.
AND on top, without any "intentions". doesnt wanna sell ideology, products, "masterclasses". doesnt care or beg for likes views or money. stay and listen or dont. your choice.
Indeed 😢
It’s up to us to grow older and wiser and speak to the young men like Dewayne did for us.
@@ruck27The older woman as well. We are called to🪶
That made me a bit sad to hear yet I know it’s been true. Sorry we failed you. Or that too many people have. As we age we become the elders. The youth needs us🪶
Brother, I’m 68 years old, been married to the same woman for 44 years. You speak truth here. What I think that God has shown me is that we need a Graybeard Society in the world today. 45-46 years ago I thought I was a badass running with Special Forces and keeping up. I’m paying for that to this day in a body that got beat to crap. I still know what I knew then but I’ve since learned that there is always a bigger badass. It’s called life. God has humbled me.
What team were you on?
TY for your service & well said. Life, Yah, etc. humbles us all, daily.
I read yesterday, “it may be too late to be what you were, but you can still be something else”. This just reinforces that.
“When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” It’s cliche but so true. I’m going to work in packing and guiding hunts out west after college. God willing I can find someone to mentor me. Thank you Dewayne.
Whats sad is companies don't understand that. I was an industrial maintenance tech for over 20 years. Worked on cnc machines. Whenever I started at the first company,there was an old man that was on the team. He was maybe 70. Yes was slower than he used to be but he was a kind old man and super intelligent. He didn't know me at all and immediately offered to help me whenever I needed it. They fired him because they said he couldn't do the job anymore in a timely manner. Instead of keeping him and making him a supervisor or trainer,they fired him. A few months later we heard he died. I guess he felt he had no purpose. Still makes me angry to this day.
I don’t even know you and that pisses me off. All we can do is pay forward what the unavenged gave us. And fight when it’s time-to.
“the older the violin the sweeter the music” I’m a witness.
Say it again
Your voice needs to be widely heard, especially in this day and age. Thank you so much.
Just turned 69, good luck finding a young man nowadays that will heed advice. I have sons and grandsons that break my heart watching them struggle because they think they know more than they do and will not take advantage of the experience of wisdom. So the last stage is realizing you have done all you can do. But thinking back i and everyone i knew was much the same. No matter who tries to help and teach, the hard knocks seems to be the greatest teacher in the end. Im at the watching and shaking my head stage.
Youth is wasted on the young
I sympathise, but I also think sometimes people have to learn from experience. Like every young man that’s ever breathed, I did stupid things when I was young. Often you have to make the mistakes to learn from them, especially if you are young, arrogant, and full of testosterone
Easily sharing wisdom in order to strengthen the resilience of young people and help bring up younger generations is frowned upon in this culture. It's a big money grab and the more ignorant they keep young people the easier they are to prey upon 😢
Spot on Dwayne! 66 years old. And not sure what my purpose is anymore. I feel lonely and forgotten. Spend most of my days alone, seems nobody has any time for me anymore. Spent 35 years keeping watch over and protecting my community. (LEO) now it’s like nobody even knows me. I’m a believer and lover of CHRIST so hopefully I’m on that narrow road.
It's your job to find re-purpose. Teach. Volunteer. Run for office. Start a business. If you don't, you're an oxygen consuming, walking corpse just waiting to tip over dead.
I'd recommend volunteering for your community or if you can't find a volunteer organization that's a good fit for you, start your own non profit or initiative to champion values that you think are important. Your experience in law enforcement will really contribute to your knowledge of what work is important. It takes time and patience to find the right non profit that you fit with so don't get discouraged if people arnt looking for help or if you find organizations you don't like, eventually you will find something if you put yourself out there.
And id reframe what you are doing. You arnt retired, you are financially independent. Now you get to do whatever work makes you satisfied and you can do it for low or no pay.
Hope this helps you find purpose and connection to community during these later years of your life and best of luck.
@Graywulf521, thank you for all your service as a LEO. Not sure what State you are in. But I share some of your feelings. I try to find things that bring me joy and that helps a little for example: I like to go walk the beach, and look for cool rocks, agates, etc. I'm a little drive from the coast, so I don't get out as much as I'd like. I think some people can struggle with retirement. Is there something that you enjoy doing that you could do as a volunteer? Thanks again for all of your hard work.
A closed hand that does not give can also not receive
It can throw a mean punch tho
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@SixBladesKojiro, it can throw a punch, yes. Yes, it can. It can do that, yes.
Hi Dewayne, Boone was my greatest teacher during my time on the ranch. Riding with him taught me so much about myself and my masculinity, showing me the value of sitting up straight and relaxing, even when every part of me wanted to push harder. The old man’s steadfast desire to challenge himself reflected ways I’ve pushed myself-often more than my body needed.
That experience and this video brought to mind a powerful quote:
> "If you rely mainly on your will power, you will develop your ability to strain and become accustomed to applying an enormous amount of force to actions that can be carried out with much less energy, if it is properly directed and graduated. Both these ways of operating usually achieve their objective, but the former may also cause considerable damage. Force that is not converted into movement does not simply disappear, but is dissipated into damage done to joints, muscles, and other sections of the body used to create the effort. Energy not converted into movement turns into heat within the system and causes changes that will require repair before the system can operate efficiently again."
I’m grateful for the time on the ranch and for the lessons Boone taught me. Thank you for providing such a space of learning and growth.
Blessings to the family. God bless you all.
I love this. Love to see the impacts that being a “good human being” has on someone’s life.
I wish you good health and lots of joy in your future. I will continue to tune in to his videos each and every time he uploads. Very great wisdom on life.
My old cow horse, Chester, is stiff and kinda gimpy from old age and the tiniest bit of founder, but I don’t dare retire him. He loves to go on trail rides and munch grass. He gets saddled and starts to bronc, not because he’s trying to get out of work but because he’s so excited to get some real exercise. Like your Boon, my Chester has earned a retirement. He’s the first horse I ever trained, but he taught me a lot too, and he has the patience of a saint.
As a young man. 29. Turning 30 this month. I have no idea about horses. But in life I know most of us young men will not listen to the advice of older men. And we pay the consequences. And with that comes real experience. Some men value real experience. Even at the cost of their health. God bless. Thank you for the video.
Man I woke up a little off and grumpy this morning. Sat down with some black cold brew and watched this. Made my day, thanks. 👍
“We need to celebrate not being the man that we used to be-because we are now the man that we are.” Truly deep and insightful. Reminds me of that one bible verse:
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
1 Corinthians 13:11
@@StevenPuac exactly👍🏼
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I have an older brother but he made my life hell in the time I needed him the most.
Had a friend who I looked up to like a brother but he passed away. He wasn’t perfect and was a bad influence on me. But most importantly, he didn’t hurt me like my older brother did.
My dad is my dad. He’s cool but at the time I needed him the most, he would rather be with his church friends and drink. His dad wasn’t in his life, so it affected my upbringing. He’s cool now.
I’m now of age, leaving my 20s. This channel definitely gives me older brother advice I need. Wish I discovered this channel sooner. Idk if you’ll see this but thanks for life advice. I wish my older brother was like this. I can’t change that though. Tough luck.
I've noticed that modern society treats me at 46 years old who spent 8 years in combat as a young man, now a master plumber, like I should be able to work like a twenty-year-old. It just doesn't work that way. One person can't be the leader and productive labor at the same time effectively. They want it all in one package. I became a truck driver and those people treated me like I was five. Crazy world full of strange perspectives we live in these days
After 2 million kms you get used to it...
@@lowtechderrick NOPE !
Nobody who's working hard should have to tolerate that type of treatment or disrespect. Industry standard needs improvement.
As a woman, I appreciate your videos and never take offense to you directing your dialogue toward men. If I can take the advice I take it regardless. It’s also really cool to learn more about the deeper side of men that they don’t typically show us. I love your genuine content. ❤
A lot of hard "miles" on this 57 year old as well and you hit on some major key points I wish people in my life could take into consideration. Thank you Dewayne.
That's why i love the animated movie Cars 3. The young racer finds the joy in teaching.
Thank you
Absolutely love your videos. I just turned 50. Born in Brooklyn NY. I’ve lived in the NYC area most of my life and your videos resonate with me so much. Life indeed changes and you have to change with it. Amen brother.
Your living the life I started to live in the late 70s but went to the army in 79 and have never went back. And I have been miserable ever since. I was born and raised in Indiana but left when I was 15 and went to Wyoming and it was like being reborn. 2yrs and I'd never been happier.
That cough is getting rough sir. Please take care of yourself. Us lost souls need you.
I am one of those older ones that 15 months ago and have been a guy that did not want to go on but now take in a lot of knowledge that I will never be able to use but relish all that I can get and am enjoying life again at the rip-e old age of 87. THANKS DEWAYNE FOR HELPING ME GET BACK ON TRACK.
Great perspective on aging.
My father said the golden age isn't so golden and I always felt that he was living in the past instead of accepting his situation and figuring out how to make the most out of his today.
Thank you Dwayne . I'm 58 I'll be 59 in February . Had a hard life , been busted up one too many times , aches and pains all over . One day you're as strong as an ox the very next day you're old , just old ! Thanks again for helping me understand and accept I have earned my rest
@JeffRamblin … but you aren’t even old yet
Very much appreciated, as one who has twenty years on you and still getting back into shape after triple bypass surgery. The bounce back come slow!
Streets of Laredo, I remember feeling same way, when I watched it.
I appreciated your old western analogy of us old timers: me in early 70s & the struggle with it. You Decribed it very well.
Your chat made for a very good cigar & coffee quiet time. Enjoy those grandchildren
If you are a reader, Comanche Moon was the best of the other Lonesome Dove books. Probably the most underrated Larry McMurtry book. Don’t think it was much of a movie.
Thank you. I needed to hear this now. God bless you and your family.
Mr. Dewayne thank You, for I needed to hear this! I ain't the man that I use to be, and I find myself grouchy and short tempered because I can't do what I use to. Trying to calm myself with a pipe and coffee and all of this idle time is hard. I'm disabled now, and I'm trying to adjust to the fact that my back and body won't let me be the man that I have always been. It ain't easy, but it's time to learn to relax, be calm, and just enjoy being alive.Thank You for All the wisdom that you share. Happy Smoking!
I've lived multiple lives Now at 63 divorced and alone, I am venturing onto the new phase of my life...All I can honestly say is the Good Lord helps me daily...its hard to believe but I was adopted from a foundling hospital and was very sick, I grew up with the greatest parents ever...now they are all gone ...then one day I realized, The Lord saved my life when I couldn't even have saved myself as a baby.....Im forever grateful. I am his work in progress.
Great video, timing is spot on. 54, x military, had seven broken bones with a lot of hardware. Pain definitely will make a man grumpy.
Wisdom wisdom Wisdom thank you !!! Love to you & Momma!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️❤️❤️
I can't believe I'm about to quote Brad Pitt but he did say something wise once when he said "everything in life is a tradeoff." It fits this idea of the trade off between brawn and brains.
Thank you so much for this video. At 64 and near the end of a long career, I feel left behind by the latest technology in my field. I feel like I have a lot of knowledge to share but I feel like nobody wants to listen to an old man.
@randyvining8101 You aren’t old, and there are some that definitely want to listen! Don’t be discouraged
God Bless! thanks!
I’ll be 30 next April and I’m starting to realize why my dad and uncle’s told me to take care of my body I’ll always respect & appreciate the old school ❤
Thank you for giving us young men some guidance
God Bless, unfortunately my horses have long passed away. However, I wish I could tell you about our rescues. Alternatively I raised a pure bred tracking bloodhound. He’s been through it all with me. He’s 12 now which is unheard of. He has a special place with my kids now. Prayers be with you and yours.
All we can do is move forward no matter the case. God bless america
I struggled with this a lot after watching it. A lot of unfair things happen to us all in this world. Easy to end up bitter. But it seems like we've all made our share of mistakes and have been helped by others, creating a debt. Teaching the youth, especially in today's complicated world, seems like the right thing to do. Hard to know which lessons would get you cancelled or what environment would be a good one to teach in (not a classroom for me). But overall, it seems like the right thing to do.
my hubby was forced into retirement in June. He will be 67 the end of the month. The window place he worked for is closing. He was part of the first people to be let go. He has been pretty hard to deal with. Grumpy and short with me. Yelling at me at times. We have been married 37 years the end of the month. I played this video loud so he could hear it. He is a jack of all trades. He has 2 sons in their 30's that can benefit from his knowledge. Thank you
First on this beautiful video❤
I really hoped that I had a father like you. He is still alive 63 as a man he took responsibility for his role as a man looking after seven children, I am the youngest. I learned nothing from him might sound harsh but i hardly saw him. I learnt to shave from a magazine I have six sisters. No role model to teach me how to be a man. Just grew up around women. Couldn't express my Masculinity until my early twenties. Started working on cars then i moved onto horses. Mostly groom them, ive travelled through central asia as well. Taught myself to hunt to make fires and camp. It was very hard for me. There was no one i read books and now we have men like you. I got to learn more, well i taught myself enough you know You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went, you can curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.
You are a good - spirited man. Interesting listening to you.
Thanks Dwayne for this encouragement 🙏🏻
I’m 59 years old and not too happy with life atm , despite everything seems on track 🤷🏼♂️😒
Yes sir brother, being 64 & semi retired I am VERY HAPPY these days. Still working ( have owned a Painting business for over 25 years) but only doing the jobs I want & when I want. ... The Lord has blessed me with this career & also being a Professional musician ( for decades) so I stay plugged in w/ people but ALSO love my quiet time with Him & watching your videos! "LIVE LIFE, LOVE THE LORD, LOVE THOSE CLOSE TO YOU, & BE AN HELP & ENCOURAGER To those who are around you." Until we meet again, thanks for always sharing your heart.
Happy for you 👍
Good to hear. I’m 63, same thing. Keep working some, be helpful to people. Biggest thing is to be fit, happy and do “something “. Biggest thing seems to not get owly, stay pleasant.
From a young American man, appreciate ya Dewayne.
Such great advice, thank you! I have to admit something to you, D- I'm a cigar smoker and I noticed your burn line / ash was so nice, and you were spreading out your draws so far apart the way it should be done, but the smoke was still plentiful and abundant... And I was so envious of how well that stick kept going for you between long periods of time!
Good one, Dewayne 👍
Needed this today.
Thanks again Captain Dry Creek for a calm encouraging video. I'm also around your age and not able to work in the formal employment sector due to Affirmative action laws in our country. However we still live full lives with lots of teaching and sharing of our experience to the youngsters around. Thanks again.
This video is dripping with wisdom. You can’t execute the sharing of such wisdom in one take…unless you have it.
Smoking the EP Carrillo La Historia. Magical smoke. Mexican hot chocolate and brisket for days!
Amazing message… experience in life is something valuable to the younger people. Made my day! All the best
Once I Was
But Now I Am
Was will be missed
Am is embraced
Was searching
Am still learning
Was childish
Am less so
Was isn't gone
Am isn't finished
Love both
Be both
Thank you for this . God bless you .
Never thought i would be taking life advice from a cowboy but here we are, thank you technology. Lots of love from Australia.
Thank you sir!
Is so important to enjoy each stage of our life’s each moment ❤ Positive vibes to everybody here ❤
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." -Wm. Shakespeare
One of my favorite sections of any play, book, or film, ever.
Although there are more aches and pains than I had in my 20's, I'm glad I'm not the man I used to be. Not to say that I'm sagacious, and not that I don't miss being able to run a half marathon whenever I wanted to, but I'm fundamentally a different person than I was, now that I'm in my 40's. I would not have been a very good husband or father at 21, but a couple of decades of lumps and hard lessons helped to temper me into a more well-rounded individual; more patient, more thoughtful, kinder, and more understanding of others.
Regardless of chronological age. Every Man has his own Seasons in life. You’re right…that life is stages. Some Folks my age are playing with their Grand Children. They must have started early. Anyways my Jackson, Tennessee Girlfriend Jessica passed away from Heart troubles at age 31. And I am still raising my Pre-Teens got them both into Horses & can out work young Men half my age. Raised on a Ranch & Holy Ghost power. “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
(Matthew 19:26 KJV)
One of my favorite verses!!!! Amen🤍
Hope you know how much you are loved and respected around the world. People who never even met you in person.
Corb Lund has thoughts on these themes. “I want old men teaching my horses.” 😂
A man has got to know his limitations. Probably the best quote ever.
Man has no limits, only the body.
Thank you 🙏.
You’re right about that we are 2 years older than I am thanks for the video and the fact that we can’t do all of the things we used to do
Reminds me of the saying "God gave you 2 ears, 2 eyes and 1 mouth for a reason."
Listen and watch first in order to speak wisdom to the youth later in life.
Hi Dwayne. Get Boon some glucosamine. Often marketed for horses as devils claw. It will improve his quality of life.
Excellent insight to our experience and aging process... very well explained thru life examples.
Would be awesome if you had an audio book. Could listen to you all day.
TEACHING YOUNGSTERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO OVERCOME FEAR IS A CHALLENGE. MY KIDS ARE 33 AND 31. I MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO NOT TEACH THEM EVERYTHING. IN STEAD I PUT THEM ON A MISSION TO "FIGURE IT OUT" TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO. I KEPT CONSTANT OVERSIGHT BUT NEVER LET THEM GET HURT. WORKED OUT WELL. THEY BOTH ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND I NEVER GET THE "DADDY I NEED BLAH BLAH BLAH" CALL.
I think this applies to every human being. Thank you for your wise words from a 32yo horselady that actually loves getting older.
Good morning sir have a bless week! Shout out cow boy town arizona apache junction Vito David here
❤❤❤ thank you unc creek. I really needed this advice.
I need to fast more and stop caring whst others think of me
Sir you are wise, a man of discernment.
I think you could be a big help to the people in NC with your experience in horses and pack mules getting supplies up into those remote areas
I was young and wise beyond my years, so getting old is nothing but a drag for me... scary stuff.
No syllable wasted or void in your videos! Every word counts in this one about respecting age, good parenting, and self-control.
Thanks, and good job on this one! 👏👏👏
Thank you for your mind blowing wisdom. It ll mean a lot to many people.
Another fine horse sense video from a wise ole' beard, puffin' on a ceegar acting an talkin' a ways older than hizzum years. 👍❤
Love the Caldwell area. 👍
Greetings from Meridian Idaho Dewayne! This morning was one of the first cold mornings we've had in a while, and we needed it!
I was wondering what vest that is that you have on? I like vests and that's right up my alley!
Thank you unc dwayne. your videos are definitely an eyeopener.
At my job, I am a go-to guy because I can do the job of 2-3 20-year-olds. When things start hurting, I tell myself that is not more than I can take, and I start pushing myself even harder. However, it comes at a great physical cost.
I have been saying for awhile that these kids will be replacing me sooner rather than later.
How's the book coming along?
I like your beard. Nice video, greetings from England.
But I like your beard too!!!
@@Pablo-ms7vq I appreciate it, bro 👍
I know you always talk to the men, but as a woman I get a lot of wisdom from you. I’m thankful to be raised from a father and grandfather like you
And as a woman, Dewayne, I just have to say, your cough makes me nervous. I hope you’re seeing a doctor
"pass it on" 🙏
Its not how many miles you been, its the roads you took to get there
It's tough when you're a younger man who had catastrophic injuries take the strength and toughness out of you. Before you were able to learn what the old men know. So you can easily fall into the bitterness of not being to be what you once were... And also never being able to realize what you could have been even then.
It's tough when you're a younger man who had catastrophic injuries take the strength and toughness out of you. Before you were able to learn what the old men know. So you can easily fall into the bitterness of not being to be what you once were... And also never being able to realize what you could have been even then.
Wisdom is spoken in the form of analogy and metaphor just as the book of proverbs.
Thank you for the talk sir.
That reminds me they need to do a movie about you like they did buck.
That old woman who saw the young girl carrying the ember with the ash both learned a new way to carry an ember and also realized that she was the ash. She thought she was used up and didn't realize that she could still help a new generation
God Bless. Thank you. Keep going and just being who you are.
I dig your way of life, your philosophies, and cool calm collective style / approach to life. 🙏🙌
I always look forward to tackroom bible talks.
-JRoot
Several years ago, my father and I took a road trip down south. He was in his early 80s then and one of the things he wanted to do was go to the Okefenokee swamp down in Georgia. He told me we could get a boat ride, not on one of those air boats with the big fan on the back but on an electric boat which was quiet so we could sneak up on alligators. I told him I didn't think sneaking up on an alligator was such a good idea as our alligator wrestling days were long behind us.
Thank you for the video
Hi Dewayne.
Learning and teachable.
Pretty much with everything ❤