Good to see you are both safe and well following Darragh. Probably safer than living in town to be honest - even some of the heavy concrete tiles have come off rooves round here! I love your words about the difference between hardship that is chosen and hardship that is out of our control. Me and my husband like wild camping in the hills and tarping in the woods and often say that chosen, natural discomfort is good for us. We feel it's probably more like we are meant to live. My CPTSD symptoms are always better when we're out. Thank you for sharing these experiences here. I appreciate them greatly. Warmest wishes to you too in this dark part of the year.
@amyjames6118 yes, it was a bit wild here, but settling down more now, just raining 🙄 I believe that those who truly live what could be viewed as a hard life, like my grandparents who were very poor (in money terms) but rich in life and love, perhaps don't see it as "hard" at the time, because they're used to it, it's how they live and get along. Perhaps hardship is how you see it, if you don't think it's hardship, it's not. I don't know if I'm explaining that well! Keep up the wild camping and outdoors for as long as you can while you still love it. Any time spent outdoors is good. Best wishes to you and your husband. 🌳
It looks like the good life to me. Imo, more people need to downsize their lives to live a better life. It's less stress & work, & it's more earth friendly. I truck drive the American west & intentionally chose to live full-time in the rig. It saves a lot of $$. And, when I'm not trucking, I live in my suv or a little 5x8 foot cargo trailer camper. (I'm always on wheels!) Less is More, is my philosophy. Thanks for showing the inside of your cute wagon👍
@kriskabin I believe it is the good life too 😁 Your life sounds great! I don't do so much travelling now, but I think it's the best way to "gather no moss"... I find that as soon as you stay in one place, you start to accumulate too much cr*p!! Which I am guilty of these days 🙄 Keep on truckin' and living life to the full friend.
Glad you ,the dog and hut survived the storm, its interesting what you said in the video ,and in the comments about hardship ,between challenges and forced hardship. And agree with what you said,when we compare our lives to our grandparents lives,ours are much easier in many terms,but in many ways these were much richer,not in monetary terms ,but in experiences of life, they seemed more content with the simple pleasures of life,one of my grandparents was a grave digger for 35 yrs, i have been doing labouring on and off all my life,whenever i do any sustained digging ie trenches, i think of him and have a connection to his life threw the spad, we are built for physical work, not sitting on our backsides looking at the screen, in the last few months, i started work as a support worker, working with physically and mentally disabled adults, which i found very humbling, but rewarding, on my days off i still labour when i can not so much for the money, but the pysical work, yesterday i was fencing in the wind and rain, im 58 now,will keep at it as long as im health, i only own a bike now no car just cycle everywhere yesterday 20 mile round trip to work.an old chap once said to me its" better to be poor and healthly than rich and bedridden". Richness should be about money ,but life experiences preferably shared with other's. All the best .😊
@PaulHOWE-e5l thanks Paul. You're definitely right that richness should be about ones quality of life, how loved ones and friends are priceless, how true happiness and fulfilment cannot be bought etc. I think of my grandparents as having been poor in money, but rich in life, love and laughter. Definitely do what you can while you can... life trots on pretty quickly the older you get I find.
Wild and Woolly!
Good to see you are both safe and well following Darragh. Probably safer than living in town to be honest - even some of the heavy concrete tiles have come off rooves round here! I love your words about the difference between hardship that is chosen and hardship that is out of our control. Me and my husband like wild camping in the hills and tarping in the woods and often say that chosen, natural discomfort is good for us. We feel it's probably more like we are meant to live. My CPTSD symptoms are always better when we're out. Thank you for sharing these experiences here. I appreciate them greatly. Warmest wishes to you too in this dark part of the year.
@amyjames6118 yes, it was a bit wild here, but settling down more now, just raining 🙄 I believe that those who truly live what could be viewed as a hard life, like my grandparents who were very poor (in money terms) but rich in life and love, perhaps don't see it as "hard" at the time, because they're used to it, it's how they live and get along. Perhaps hardship is how you see it, if you don't think it's hardship, it's not. I don't know if I'm explaining that well! Keep up the wild camping and outdoors for as long as you can while you still love it. Any time spent outdoors is good. Best wishes to you and your husband. 🌳
It looks like the good life to me. Imo, more people need to downsize their lives to live a better life. It's less stress & work, & it's more earth friendly.
I truck drive the American west & intentionally chose to live full-time in the rig. It saves a lot of $$. And, when I'm not trucking, I live in my suv or a little 5x8 foot cargo trailer camper. (I'm always on wheels!)
Less is More, is my philosophy.
Thanks for showing the inside of your cute wagon👍
@kriskabin I believe it is the good life too 😁 Your life sounds great! I don't do so much travelling now, but I think it's the best way to "gather no moss"... I find that as soon as you stay in one place, you start to accumulate too much cr*p!! Which I am guilty of these days 🙄 Keep on truckin' and living life to the full friend.
Glad you ,the dog and hut survived the storm, its interesting what you said in the video ,and in the comments about hardship ,between challenges and forced hardship. And agree with what you said,when we compare our lives to our grandparents lives,ours are much easier in many terms,but in many ways these were much richer,not in monetary terms ,but in experiences of life, they seemed more content with the simple pleasures of life,one of my grandparents was a grave digger for 35 yrs, i have been doing labouring on and off all my life,whenever i do any sustained digging ie trenches, i think of him and have a connection to his life threw the spad, we are built for physical work, not sitting on our backsides looking at the screen, in the last few months, i started work as a support worker, working with physically and mentally disabled adults, which i found very humbling, but rewarding, on my days off i still labour when i can not so much for the money, but the pysical work, yesterday i was fencing in the wind and rain, im 58 now,will keep at it as long as im health, i only own a bike now no car just cycle everywhere yesterday 20 mile round trip to work.an old chap once said to me its" better to be poor and healthly than rich and bedridden". Richness should be about money ,but life experiences preferably shared with other's. All the best .😊
@PaulHOWE-e5l thanks Paul. You're definitely right that richness should be about ones quality of life, how loved ones and friends are priceless, how true happiness and fulfilment cannot be bought etc. I think of my grandparents as having been poor in money, but rich in life, love and laughter. Definitely do what you can while you can... life trots on pretty quickly the older you get I find.
Thank you for the reply,you are spot on about life speeding up as you get older!all the best for the weekend, look forward to your next offering.😊
Stay warm .
@lorina8699 thank you 😊 I'm very cozy tonight, got a lovely fire crackling away 🔥 Warmest wishes to you too. 🎄