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Have a great week ahead!
Daisy
A PERSONAL NOTE
Good morning, friends! I hope that you've had a great week and that you're looking forward to Independence Day this coming week. I have to say, and I'm pretty sad not to be in the USA for that day, as it's one of my very favorite holidays because it's so meaningful.
I've moved from an Airbnb on the outskirts of the city to a place that's RIGHT downtown in the thick of things. (See the
video of it on Instagram) I had a lovely morning stroll and a delicious breakfast at a cute little cafe. I'm trying to time my sightseeing for the early mornings and later in the day when it starts to cool down. It's been in the 90s here and I hate to admit it but I'm MELTING when I go out walking in that heat. So, I'm changing my day around a little bit.
I have so many incredible photos in my camera roll and backed up to my computer. I've got hundreds (at least) of pictures taken at museums and historical sites that show the way things were done in the past. If there's a diagram of the machine or information about how it works, I always snap that too. I'm pondering the idea of compiling the travel notes and photos into a document because I'll always be interested in how to make my own tools and press my own oils and the like. I have learned SO MUCH traveling and exploring, and I'd love to organize it all.
I've always had an affinity for history. It's probably because my dad always turned everything into a story when I was a little girl. He would tell me about times past in the most interesting ways and what I learned from that is that everyone has a story worth hearing - it just needs the right storyteller to make it seem interesting.
I've been reading historical books, both fiction and nonfiction, since I could first read. The first chapter book I ever read was Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I was fascinated by their life in that cozy house with the dangers that lurked outdoors. I remember reading about how Laura savored her Christmas orange and hoarded her peppermint stick and thinking that it sounded like the best fruit and candy I'd ever heard of in my life.
I think this love of history is part of why going off the beaten path to old places has always fascinated me the way it
does. And really, it ties into my preparedness mindset. Knowing how problems were solved, what strategies have been successfully used, and how life used to be is so very applicable to a potential life without the conveniences we take for granted. It solidifies my belief that humans were made to survive and that unless we're eradicated by a mutually assured destruction event or some planet-ending meteor, we will survive the hard times ahead too. Obviously, not everyone will make it - they never have. We've all gotta go sometime. I guess that, in a way, history makes me feel safe.
It's important to plan for the future - that's been a consistent theme throughout the ages. But it's also important to enjoy life, art, and good food. It's essential to spend time with the people you love, and it's vital to rest. Hard work is important, of course, but it's not everything.
I guess what I'm saying is to plan your life around
LIVING, not just around working and prepping. Take the trip, eat the food, read the book, and kiss the person you love. You don't want to miss your chance to collect every single experience that life has for you because you were too busy grimly preparing for disaster. It'll come whether you prep for it or not. So find some balance. Prepare with joy, not fear, and find happiness whenever you can.
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