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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
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I've been packing my bag and planning my route for the past month. I've gone back and forth between packing electronics and gadgets like GPS, ibook, cell phone, ipod, and a digital voice recorder versus taking just a tarp and a pair of sweats. I really want to learn what it is to suffer and be alone in the wilderness. Suffering is like lifting weights for the soul. However, I don't want to die, so I am taking provisions like a weather-rated sleeping bag, tent, hiking shoes, matches, flashlight, etc. I tried to find a place in between hobo and James Bond 007 without the term hiker, because hiking is what Boy Scouts do, I'm not a Boy Scout. (random pic: me carlo, matt knott, bobby barnhart, and Steve Ames' brother at a tennis camp I help run.)
Saturday, August 28, 2004
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About 2 years ago, I was a cadet at the United States Military academy, I used to look out over the Hudson river and the surrounding forest and I would wonder what it was like on that side. I would always dream of swimming in the river, hiking the hills, and sleeping under stars. I wondered who I would meet, what they would say, and what we would have in common.
By August 6th, 2003, that urge could not be ignored. I left the academy and took at job directly across the river at Capuchin-Franciscan Youth and Family Ministry. I was part of 6 person team that gave retreats for teenagers. It was a dream. An incredible encounter with community and with Christ.
However, I would still find myself glancing out the window, daydreaming about experiencing God's beautiful Creation.
Well, the best view is from a distance, and that is what I seek. I see myself, my talents, my life, as threads. Threads help to make up an emourmously beautiful tapestry of which everything and everyone is a part.
I am traveling to look upon this tapesty of creation, and find where my threads belong.
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I'm traveling by train and foot to CA, for a breath of fresh air, and to get a glimpse
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