“My victories are not in succeeding in what I set out to do, but getting up every time I failed and fell” (Larry “Dutch” Woller) on the path least traveled…

Diary of the journey on the path least traveled..just letting the heart do the talking while the fingers do the walking while being different, being me… 🙂

Hello Diary…

Have been very busy, near done getting the path ready for the new year and new adventures.. the old normal is a memory and the new normal is starting to take shape but still a mystery…  I have been ask in the past why I always think positive.. well, the negative is a part of my life but only briefly as I contemplate the negative and what is needed to adjust the sails, then it is back to the positive…  🙂

I developed that attitude while doing what I can to help others (while staying in the background) who are less fortunate or having difficulty dealing with life’s challenges… I watched as those folks confront those challenges with courage, positive determination  to follow their dream, not giving up or raising the white flag in spite of the challenges.. getting up every time they fall…. 🙂

For example there is Mandy Harvey (I like the line in her song “There is no one for me to blame ‘Cause I know the only thing in my way is me” )… 🙂 And then there is Calysta Bevier…. 🙂 And there is young Christopher Duffley

Just to name a few, and after observing others (too numerous to mention world over) and the life’s storms and challenges they face (be it hunger, conflict, social, weather, health, etc.), every day a struggle,  yet refuse to give up “It is not the size of the dog in a fight that matters, it is the size of the fight in the dog” (Mark Twain), they are the HEROS…. “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” (Brodi Ashton)… 🙂
Therefore in spite of any issues and challenges this ole heathen has (I have degenerative disc disease of the lower spine and neck, arthritis in the joints, tinnitus in the ears), it is impossible for me to stand in front of a mirror, being negative, feeling sorry for myself, complaining and say “ I can’t’… 🙂

So, therefore,  I will always “positively” venture down the path and doing it my way…  🙂

 It is down the path least traveled I do go
To a rainbow filled horizon I  venture,
To seek, to learn, to know peace, to enjoy life
A path filled with wonderful adventure.

It is a place where one is accepted as who they are
A spirit kindled to life, when mortal born,
A free spirit coming from the depths within
And not subject to ridicule and scorn.

It is a place where I know freedom of thought and being
I am what I am, don’t you see,
Neither this one, nor that one, but all the above
In a mortal world, a free spirit, that’s me.

I do not travel the path alone, you see
There are memories, friends and spirits to behold,
Friends and spirits that share... the joys and sadness
As I gather more memories, down that least traveled road.

So how long will my journey be, one would ask
Will I see the end of the path...ever?
The answer, I believe, lies on the horizon
Somewhere past... the 12th of Never….

So I shall bring my ramblings to an end
For there is one fact that I do know,
To reach the horizon, the 12th of Never
It’s down the path least traveled I must go!
      (Larry “Dutch” Woller )

And I know I will succeed because the path is paved with my dream.. 🙂

Well, I had better close for now… finish preparing for change and make ready for new adventures to share and memories to make… but I shall return again one day, Fate be willin’ and the creeks don’t rise..  🙂

Don’t give up on your dreams because “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” (Joel Brown) and until we meet again… 🙂

May flowers always line your path 
and sunshine light your way,
May songbirds serenade your
every step along the way,
May a rainbow run beside you
in a sky that’s always blue,
And may happiness fill your heart
each day your whole life through.
May the sun shine all day long
Everything go right, nothing go wrong
May those you love bring love back to you
And may all the wishes you wish come true
                   (Irish Saying)

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