"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future." (John F. Kennedy) on the path least traveled…

DutchIl

Aug 23

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…

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Hello Diary,

Popping in briefly to share a few thoughts...have heat warnings ongoing, and with today and tomorrow being near 100F degrees, will reduce activity and heat generating projects/chores for the next few days…

It will be a good time to venture down memory lane and store some memories in the "mind bank", memories of things I may have done wrong so I can make sure not to repeat history, and store knowledge that I learned so I can use it in the future…"Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportioned to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I will recall that piece of knowledge and use it better. "(Mark van Doren) …

And, of course, those precious memories to be stored in the "heart bank" for when I grow too old to dream….

As I gaze upon the horizon  Where my Fate waits for me,  My mind gently browses the past  That which has become a memory.    I grew up on a farm  Ohhhhh, the dreams had I,  To save the world from the evil dragons  Once, as a ole Marine, I did try.    I once loved and and lost  Suffered a broken heart, they say,  But now the heart has mended  As love managed to find a way.    With my hands I helped build a nation  Now the back is tired and sore,  But no white flag of surrender here  With a heart of dreams to do much more.    There were those by whom I were scorned  As I ventured down life's highway,  They ridiculed and condemned  As I lived and loved life my way.    Of the life I lived, I have few regrets   Would not change a thing, I must confess,  And I will continue to be me  As I venture down the path of happiness.    As my mortal clock starts to wind down  One wonders, is there another life for me,  Sadly, I must close, and seek out Fate  For Fate has the answer, Fate is the key.            (Larry "Dutch" Woller)

And, with memories carefully stored and looking to the future, "You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last chapter." (Author Unknown )… and following Mr. Kennedy's advice, it is on down the path I venture…..

It is down the path least traveled I do go  To a rainbow filled horizon I  venture,  To seek, to learn, know peace, to enjoy life  A path filled with wonderful adventure.    A place where one is accepted as who they are  A spirit kindred to life, when mortal born,  A being coming from the depths within  And not subject to ridicule and scorn.    A place where I know freedom of thought and being  I am what I am, don't you see,  Neither this one, neither 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 and spirits to behold,  Friends that share... the joy 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 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 )

"I am what and who I am, venturing down the path of life, a spirit born free, following my dreams and my heart and leaving safe harbor with sails set full, to boldly go where I have not been before"… (Larry "Dutch" Woller)….. care to join me? ... "Life gives us brief moments with another, but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime, So live that your memories will be part of your happiness." (Author Unknown)….

Well, better close for now, life is calling and I (and helping others) need to finish preparing for the heat wave  "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain". (Author Unknown), but I shall return again one day, Fate be willin' (along with the heat) and the creeks don't rise…      Hope whatever path/road/trail you take is paved with love and joy and until we meet again….    May the love that you give  Always return to you,  That family and friends are many  And always remain true,  May your mind only know peace  No suffering or strife,  May your heart only know love and happiness  On your journey through life.       (Larry "Dutch" Woller)