tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post1750150938847614417..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: Grand Canyon Part 5: The RiverWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-26171876010594967152010-11-02T21:26:07.144-06:002010-11-02T21:26:07.144-06:00Very cool post. Way cool muddy river pics! Sorry y...Very cool post. Way cool muddy river pics! Sorry you didn't get to lay your hands on the Vishnu.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896006691904225007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-1724444531432567062010-10-28T21:52:16.261-06:002010-10-28T21:52:16.261-06:00And here I was with no "tickets on the fridge...And here I was with no "tickets on the fridge", just itching to get back in the canyons. Bluejohn? I am in!Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-40917520373295689212010-10-28T10:19:18.866-06:002010-10-28T10:19:18.866-06:00"The trick is figuring out the balance. That ..."The trick is figuring out the balance. That sounds easy, but it’s not, because social interaction, by its very nature, drives us off-balance. We constantly compare our attitudes, values and lifestyles to those of whom we interact with. That’s not a bad thing; we learn and grow from the examples around us, and that interaction can lead us to improve and excel scholastically, professionally, athletically and otherwise. The challenge is structuring our lives so we’re regularly and continually doing stuff in the things-we-remember category and making sure that we’re prioritizing our big high-value goals (hiking down Grand Canyon, learning a foreign language, visiting New Caledonia) alongside our big high-necessity goals (key family relationships, raising offspring, providing for loved ones.)"<br /><br />Balancing the forces in life is a key principle with me and you expressed it so clearly - well done.<br /><br />My takeaway from interacting with this series of Grand Canyon posts is: I need a desert hike. I love the bike, but my balance needs some on-foot time. I'm thinking the upper forks of Bluejohn Canyon, interested?KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.com