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THE DISTRICT BEAT
with the quiet. Hearing quiet is really something ourselves. Take time to turn it all off. Be
profound. We found an oil lamp was plenty mindful Discover yourself and this gift of life,
of light. When it is dark up here at 4,900 feet our blessed planet. Wherever you go, you have
elevation with no ground clutter light from the to deal with potholes and boulders. Learn how
city, one can see twice as many stars, meteors to deal with going around them, on top of them,
and the Milky Way. going through them, and try not to bottom out.
The next morning friendly campers walked Sometimes you end up with a flat tire. Learn
by our cabin and asked “What are you going how to work around that flatTire. . . you will
to do today?” I spouted out, “we are renting a figure out how to get back and you may find out
canoe and paddling around!” The reply was that there are many friends along the way that
“Before or after you change your flat tire?” That will help you! Do not be afraid to ask for help
is another story, maybe a sequel, “Going Flat is when you have that flat tire. The journey is the
Only Another Adventure”. destination---old cliché but true. When you are
We were able to find out that our little Olallie going over your path, learn not to fret… keep
Lake was literally on the Pacific Crest Trail. We moving serenely if possible to your goals. The
met many hikers at the little store that had many harder it is to get there the greater the rewards.
‘tales on the trails’ from Mexico to Canada. In the end and return from the trip, I had
more clarity of thought and was much more
LESSONS LEARNED productive. Sometimes getting away gets you
We are constantly inundated by text messages, closer to your goals.
emails, phone calls, bombarded by TV messages Back to you Fellow Toastmasters!
and everything that can take us away from
12 ONE COMMUNITY
