Thought for Today 11/23/2022
Nov 23, 2022 05:17:36 #
I can guess that most of you aren't sitting at your favorite honey hole about now reading this. So think back to that time the thoughts that went through your mind and it wasn't always about what's on the other end of that rod.
We solved problems, shared thoughts with friends, spoke to the heavens, took in the creations around us, and even at times gave Thanks for such a good time being one with nature.
Yes, a lot more than just cast and retrieve going on out there.
Do you care to share those thoughts here?
We solved problems, shared thoughts with friends, spoke to the heavens, took in the creations around us, and even at times gave Thanks for such a good time being one with nature.
Yes, a lot more than just cast and retrieve going on out there.
Do you care to share those thoughts here?
Nov 23, 2022 05:35:13 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
plumbob wrote:
I can guess that most of you aren't sitting at you... (show quote)
Gmorn Bob I've been up since 3:30 👍.It's about the connection with myself n nature. The peace of mind n the inner calmness I have while there. Sometimes sharing with good friends. The perfect sanctuary in a crazy world brother 👍🎣
Nov 23, 2022 05:41:10 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
Gmorn Bob I've been up since 3:30 👍.It's about the connection with myself n nature. The peace of mind n the inner calmness I have while there. Sometimes sharing with good friends. The perfect sanctuary in a crazy world brother 👍🎣
Well said Griz!
Nov 23, 2022 05:45:01 #
Great post pb! So much more than just being out there. It doesn’t matter to me if I am in a boat, sitting on a pier or a rock, standing in a duck blind or on a deer stand. I try to take it all in whether I am alone, or with someone else. Being alone is quite soul cleansing, but sharing the experience with a newbie is so much more fulfilling! You can discuss the problems of the World or just absorb the moment…the possibilities are endless. Whether you realize those opportunities are available to us through the sacrifices of others is entirely up to you. Enjoy, appreciate, respect and leave no trace!
The first step is to just get out there!
The first step is to just get out there!
Nov 23, 2022 05:54:48 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Doug Lemmon wrote:
Well said Griz!
Thanks Doug. Have a good day brother đź‘Ť
Nov 23, 2022 05:57:15 #
ghaynes1
Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN
OJdidit wrote:
Great post pb! So much more than just being out t... (show quote)
That covers it John. 
Nov 23, 2022 06:04:49 #
Nov 23, 2022 06:06:27 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
OJdidit wrote:
Great post pb! So much more than just being out t... (show quote)
Hi OJ. I try to block out the world problems. It interferes with the sounds of nature đź‘Ťđź‘Ť
Nov 23, 2022 06:08:53 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
Hi OJ. I try to block out the world problems. It interferes with the sounds of nature đź‘Ťđź‘Ť
That is a good way to live Grizz! Even if it is just for a few minutes!
Nov 23, 2022 06:24:37 #
OJdidit wrote:
Great post pb! So much more than just being out t... (show quote)
Great thought there plumb and OJ, you stayed it eloquently.
Nov 23, 2022 06:24:59 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
OJdidit wrote:
That is a good way to live Grizz! Even if it is just for a few minutes!
OJ. My connection with nature started at a very young age. The older I get the stronger the connection gets. I've learned how to appreciate all it has to offer. I'm a better man for it. Enjoy every minute out there brother 👍🎣
Nov 23, 2022 07:08:51 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
OJ. My connection with nature started at a very young age. The older I get the stronger the connection gets. I've learned how to appreciate all it has to offer. I'm a better man for it. Enjoy every minute out there brother 👍🎣
Me too Grizz, some of my earliest (and fondest) memories are from time spent in the outdoors. I remember holding a Drake Mallard my Dad shot on Opening Day of duck season in 1964. The colors in the feathers were spectacular, the green in the head (which morphs into purple as you turn it in the sun), the yellow in the bill, the orange feet and the curl of the tail feathers. It was burned into my memory that October afternoon. I also remember being in my swing (suspended from the clothes poles next to the patio) and holding onto the hoof of an 8 point buck my Dad bagged the day before at Horicon Marsh in 1963 (I was 2). I didn’t realize how lucky I was at the time…
Nov 23, 2022 07:26:32 #
plumbob wrote:
When I was young it was all about the pursuit of fish or game. My total concentration was on my activity and where I was I just took for granted. It changed for me one night in the high up mountains at elk camp. Lying in a tent and very cold and the wind was howling through the pines. It was less than comfortable in fact downright miserable and I told myself over and over that I was having fun. After about an hour of tossing, turning and shivering I quieted myself and became part of all of it. It’s been that way ever since. I become part of it and it’s a very good thing.I can guess that most of you aren't sitting at you... (show quote)
Nov 23, 2022 07:28:45 #
ghaynes1
Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN
Graywulff wrote:
When I was young it was all about the pursuit of f... (show quote)
Sounds like kind of a Walden Pond experience Wulffy. Becoming one with nature so to speak.
Nov 23, 2022 07:36:57 #
Jer
Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸🇺🇸
plumbob wrote:
I can guess that most of you aren't sitting at you... (show quote)
Just being out in nature recharges my battery. Even when fishing with my brother, it it often quiet except for the sounds of nature. A splash, a woodpecker, Cardinals, squirrel, groundhog, or the wind in the trees are mesmerizing.
Yes, it’s much more than cast and retrieve. It’s awesome.
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