I am on the other side of our country now, in Washington state.🌲🏔️’Twas good timing for me to read:) Loved those stories, Dave. The gospel is the “starter”! 😄🙌🏻
Although I tend to inhale places as well, I'm starting to discover that sometimes it's better to do less and spend more time at each stop. I am currently visiting Ambleside. When I was planning the trip, I had a page full (three columns) of everything I wanted to see in England. Instead I decided to pare down and spend an entire week of the trip in Ambleside (with a weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon and the last 2 days in London). Because of this, I've been able to get to know the place better, even been invited into two local's houses and a long conversation with another who is a 5th generation local and made his living as a shepherdand dry stone wall builder!
We were also encouraged to walk slowly and stop often while walking. Take time to notice that which is around you, to form a mind gallery of images of the place, nature journal along the way to draw yourself into the place. It may have taken us 3 hours to walk from Grasmere to Ambleside and 6 to walk to Rydal Cave around the lake to Grasmere but it was worth it. I am going home with maybe not as many stories as I could of had but the ones I do have are richer.
I do believe it is the difference between knowing about the place and knowing the place.
I did know the sourdough story but not the Sequoyah one. Always love to see/hear the stories and history of an area. However I'm starting to learn that for me that means slowing down, stopping and exhaling along the way.
Fun times!
I am on the other side of our country now, in Washington state.🌲🏔️’Twas good timing for me to read:) Loved those stories, Dave. The gospel is the “starter”! 😄🙌🏻
Without the starter the rest is packaging!!!
Amen! ♥️
Although I tend to inhale places as well, I'm starting to discover that sometimes it's better to do less and spend more time at each stop. I am currently visiting Ambleside. When I was planning the trip, I had a page full (three columns) of everything I wanted to see in England. Instead I decided to pare down and spend an entire week of the trip in Ambleside (with a weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon and the last 2 days in London). Because of this, I've been able to get to know the place better, even been invited into two local's houses and a long conversation with another who is a 5th generation local and made his living as a shepherdand dry stone wall builder!
We were also encouraged to walk slowly and stop often while walking. Take time to notice that which is around you, to form a mind gallery of images of the place, nature journal along the way to draw yourself into the place. It may have taken us 3 hours to walk from Grasmere to Ambleside and 6 to walk to Rydal Cave around the lake to Grasmere but it was worth it. I am going home with maybe not as many stories as I could of had but the ones I do have are richer.
I do believe it is the difference between knowing about the place and knowing the place.
I did know the sourdough story but not the Sequoyah one. Always love to see/hear the stories and history of an area. However I'm starting to learn that for me that means slowing down, stopping and exhaling along the way.
I love this approach! It still has story finding at the heart. I need to try it more!