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How about half earnest and full fun.
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I don't know.
Too busy being afraid, to remember to have fun.
Times/moments like:
-Going any which way but the one intended; on steep/curvy mountain roads in bad winter conditions.
-Many moments in the woods at night; at specific noises/movement or at nothing. Just the sweeping feeling of fear.
Daytime too. One memorable time was when (kids and I) and a bear cub scared the living daylights out of each other. Then if that wasn't enough my next thought was, "Where's mama?!!"
(Almost comical in hindsight-and never saw mama bear)
-Lost in the woods, thunderstorm coming (Dark and ominous didn't help). At the point where I knew I was not getting out on my own. Just more lost. Worst was the kids were there too, 5 + 6yrs then. (Good ending though.) Had years of recreational camping but not the wilderness skills.
-First moments of "What the heck did I just suck up the vaccum cleaner hose?!!!
To list a few.
To have the wherewithall to have "fun" while fearful- moving with and through it with the acceptance and ease we have for the more pleasant emotions. Sounds like a good plan to me.
I usually just come up with single syllable words like:
"breathe"... "think"... "move" ......
Shirley
(Just occurred to me. Does "Top this Thread" mean to end it?)
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Shirley shows there really isn't much difference between the genders when it comes down to the bare bones. That pleases me as it was the way I was taught by my elders and as an elder what I teach.
Shirley it just means "back to the top" or in some instances, "top that remark"
Rusty said:
"Top this thread for the old saying that it's done in:
"half-fun, and full earnest"."
I think Rusty was going for the philosophical way this thread has turned.
It's not unusual for some threads to turn toward the mysterious and magical in this forum.
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I have been lurking some, posting some on W&C (why I don't know) but mostly working and turkey hunting since April 15. Not much time to keep up with the forum.
It's strange how the darkness affects people. When I was much younger I conjured up demons and monsters waiting for me there. Then at some point everything changed. I started to love the darkness, the way it envelopes all in it. I knew it was a friend and an ally. There was nothing to be afraid of. Whether the monster there walked on two legs or four, it was he who should be afraid. Because I was not.
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Bedsides, half fun and full earnest is hard enough to remember. If I turned it around and did it half earnest and full fun as Bill says, I'd do it about two or three times before I forgot which to do next. I hate it when that happens. Aaargh!
And besides, Yvsa was entirely correct about the "Top this" part of the thread. If a thread goes on long enough it usually turns into eight or ten people soliloquising on the meaning of nothingnes - which is the other side of the meaning of everything.
As Uncle says, "What has this to do with khukuris? Everything!"
Wonder if lamas can take their laptops when they go into caves for X number of years?
And besides, Yvsa was entirely correct about the "Top this" part of the thread. If a thread goes on long enough it usually turns into eight or ten people soliloquising on the meaning of nothingnes - which is the other side of the meaning of everything.
As Uncle says, "What has this to do with khukuris? Everything!"
Wonder if lamas can take their laptops when they go into caves for X number of years?
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I wasn't afraid of the dark (that I recall) till I was around 6 and a cousin came running around the corner of the house yelling that he was being chased by 'Frankenstien'.
Took me til almost 18 years old to grow out of it.
Likewise, now I love the dark.
I'd almost live in the dark if not for my family turning on all the lights at every opportunity.
Although a sunny fine day has its own special appeal.
I think the seed of fear of darkness is related to our origins in history, our young protected by being scared into stillness and silence.
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Good stuff and thanks.
The only time I love the dark is if I can get there first.
I've never understood why people running away in Horror movies just don't stop inside a bush and keep quiet.
No matter how good you are in the dark, there is always something better.
Two legged monsters, sociopaths, or just drugged out criminal scum, are not a threat in the dark- as long as you got there first.
The truth is, most people don't know what keeping still means. I don't know how many times I've thought that after going hunting with a friend or aquaintence.
munk
I've never understood why people running away in Horror movies just don't stop inside a bush and keep quiet.
No matter how good you are in the dark, there is always something better.
Two legged monsters, sociopaths, or just drugged out criminal scum, are not a threat in the dark- as long as you got there first.
The truth is, most people don't know what keeping still means. I don't know how many times I've thought that after going hunting with a friend or aquaintence.
munk
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Over 21 is about the age some people stop being a constant motion machine.
It's one trick I used to tell the underage people in the clubs. Teenagers are seldom able to keep multiple parts of the body stilled at the same time.
I also got disgusted at suspense movies where the guy or gal at home alone didn't grab a gun and wait in the dark for the about to be deceased intruder. Or even a sword or khuk would do the job from behind as he walked past in ignorance.
Three or four intruders breaking into a house? Even a double barrel shotgun in 20 gauge would take out a second guy after the first went down to a load of buck. End of movie plot in first 15 minutes.
It's one trick I used to tell the underage people in the clubs. Teenagers are seldom able to keep multiple parts of the body stilled at the same time.
I also got disgusted at suspense movies where the guy or gal at home alone didn't grab a gun and wait in the dark for the about to be deceased intruder. Or even a sword or khuk would do the job from behind as he walked past in ignorance.
Three or four intruders breaking into a house? Even a double barrel shotgun in 20 gauge would take out a second guy after the first went down to a load of buck. End of movie plot in first 15 minutes.
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Very true. Sitting still or moving ever so slowly is a key requirement for the hunter, expecially the turkey hunter. My friends are always amazed (maybe a little envious) that I always limit out each year. They don't have the patience for the sport. The best camoflage in the world will not hide movement. When you sit motionless for long periods of time, the woods truly come alive.