[at-l] Re: Ring a bell and change OR take a step that leads toanother

[shellydhale at earthlink.net (Shelly Hale)]

Sometimes it is the journey itself that becomes the goal of the dreamer,
perhaps more so than that of reaching a preset goal.  The lessons we learn
along the way enrich our lives and fill those cracks of ourselves we once
thought to be unmendable.  Through our journeys we touch on that inner self
that has been hidden within our conscious lives by the myriad of cloudy days
that have blended together unendingly.

What is the definition of one's failing?  Who determines what is failure?
If we have become more than we once were, haven't we accomplished a far
grander goal?

Tenacious Tanasi
    (Shelly Hale)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hiking_backpacking_events/
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From: <Bror8588@aol.com>
To: <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>; <AThiker@smithville.net>
Cc: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: Ring a bell and change OR take a step that leads
toanother


>
> In a message dated 3/1/2005 1:45:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jbullar1@twcny.rr.com writes:
>
> Worse  off are those who pursue those dreams and fail.
>
>
> Oh, I don't think so.  To pursue a dream and not reach the  accomplishment
of
> that dream is something a lot better than to never pursue the  dream in
the
> first place.  First of all, it shows a person what the dream  can be, and
that
> the first steps taken toward the goals held are  exhilarating.  Second,
the
> process of progress toward the goal takes  strength and imagination and a
bit of
> fortitude, and these are worthy  efforts.  Third, the pursuance of a dream
is
> an act of courage and shows a  spirit of being alive.  Fourth, the failure
to
> complete the effort  towards the dreamt of goal instills knowledge and
> provides such for the  next attempt or at the least, provides
understanding of what
> others have  accomplished in the successful pursuit of their dream.
>
> This applies to the dream of hiking the whole Appalachian Trail (a
> through-hike) or a portion thereof. It also applies to other dreams in the
world  of
> business and finance or in the seeking of an education or achieving some
> expertise in musical ability.  Dreams can be achieved and the very act of
taking
> the opportunity to step out toward the goal is an act of courage and
leads
> toward the building of character.
>
> The many who attempted to hike the AT and who did not complete  their
dream
> have found their physical or psychological limit and yet they have  time
to
> dream on or to start again.  Each step is a victory, each new input  of
knowledge
> helps a person to grow.
>
> "I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be  content."  Of
> course it is nice to be in a state bordering the AT if not  actually on
the AT
> itself.
>
> Skylander
>
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