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[at-l] Re:ITS JUST WALKING

Hi Peter,

 You wrote
>Wondered what that bad taste was in my mouth...must have been my foot.

Just wanted to say that as a bystander, and someone who has always 
admired Jim Owen's posts, I appreciated your apology on 2/20 and the 
humor in your post. My understanding of your post is that you based your 
desire to thru hike on the knowledge that you had the will and 
perserverence to do it, and, perhaps, you saw it as a way of kind of 
making up for being last chosen for  games. Maybe the thru hike is a way 
for you to say, "My abilities are as worthwhile as your abilities."

You wrote, I
>have put my heart and soul into accomlishing a goal
                                (snip)
>As one who was often picked last for games, I looked at the trail as an 
>endeavor that would capitalize on my strengths (goal attainment, persistency

>and endurance)

So I can understand how it would come as a major blow to perceive (and I 
emphasize "perceive") people as saying your strengths don't count and 
instead you need to have the very skills that kept you from being chosen 
for those other things. I would guess that you reacted to that perceived 
blow rather than to what I thought Jim was saying. 

Anyway, it's over and done.The tone of your apology says to me you're a 
pretty good guy, and I wish you all the best on the trail.
Sally

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