Finding stories

“Things happen when you leave the house.” Kelly Corrigan, via The Happiness Project blog

I know that. I have said that, even a version of that here in this blog. I have relearned this many times during my life.

...where the deer and antelope play

Once while working seasonally for the Forest Service I was working on a report—in the office. A biologist, who usually occupied a seat near me, came bounding in the office with the news, “I saw a mountain lion today!” Everyone in the office turned to get more of the story, where, when, how.

I would love to see a mountain lion—from a safe distance. I hear about people seeing them all of the time. The thing is these people were out doing things, hiking, hunting, driving, running. The majority of these people, no… that’s not right, ALL of these people were out in woods for another reason, but because they were out where the mountain lions were, they saw a mountain lion and had a story to tell.

And that’s what I keep relearning. Not just that I need to get into the woods to see wildlife, that’s part of it, but also that in order to freshen my mind and open myself to new potential stories I need to step away from the computer. I can look online for neat stories until my hands cramp but I really need to get out there in the real world. That was one of my goals for last year and I didn’t do so well. So I need to try again.


Who knows what will happen?