Getting My Head on Straight

Saturday afternoon, Sweetie went shopping with her Mother and SuperPizzaBoy went to hang out with his friend, Agent Q.  So I went geocaching. I ended up in a park in the Tulsa suburb of Bixby.

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Part of the reason I love geocaching and trail running is that I can get outside. I love the sound of the wind through the trees and how the sunlight feels on my face. It gets rid of the noise in my head.

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There was a cache in a remote area of the park. It took a while to get through the thorns, shrubs, and brambles to get to it.

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There was an old structure there. It looks kind of like an old railroad bridge but not near heavy duty enough, in my opinion.

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I looked high and low, over and around, here and there, and everywhere. But I just couldn’t find it.

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I knew it was there. Several people had found it the day before. M5 the cacher that hid it is known for his wickedly hard to find geocaches.

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I finally gave up and walked on out. I wish that I had found it but that’s part of the game. I enjoyed myself thoroughly and was living totally in the moment while I was looking. Nobody in the whole world knew where I was. I love being lost that way. (I hope that it doesn’t bite me in the butt someday.)

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What do you do to get your head on straight?

“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”

Proverbs 14:30.

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10 thoughts on “Getting My Head on Straight

  1. Sylvia K

    Such an interesting looking place! I love to get clear away from everything and everyone now and then — it helps clear the head of whatever! I suspect that clearing your head might have been more important than finding the cache. Enjoy what’s left of your weekend!

    Sylvia

  2. Barb

    How I’ve enjoyed your photos today, Yogi! They have such depth and clarity plus the lighting is wonderful. That does look like a mess of brambles – how could you find anything (except maybe a snake…)? I’m like you because I head for the outdoors, often alone. I relish the quiet and the sense of adventure and freedom I feel.

  3. Lois Evensen

    Great post. It is good to get it “all together” isn’t it. I usually pick up knitting needles and let my mind and fingers design something without any stress about time or place. It works for me. 🙂

  4. Leedslass

    Interesting blog but my immediate thought was you should at least give people a guide re. your whereabouts – what would you do if you fell and broke an ankle or somesuch? I’m such a worry-wart!

    However, to answer your question, I love painting with watercolour – I totally lose myself.

  5. Gaelyn

    I like to get out into nature to get my head straight, or almost any time. Yet not sure how that works with such a crooked structure. Could it have been for water? Which maybe washed away the cache? 😉

  6. SandyCarlson

    Geocaching is that kind of fun for sure. Not until I tried it did I get how good it is for the reasons you describe.

    When there are just too many trees in the road around here to make geocaching possible, the ol’ spider solitaire is a great way to focus and not focus….

    All the best!

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