[pct-l] The "Dreamers"

[Cat Nelson]

Your a Ford man! Say it isn't so!

Without dreams what would we have? We are never to old to have dreams!
Cat
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WA Trail Angel
253-861-3425
On May 11, 2013 9:19 PM, "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:

> [pct-l] Personal stories about life before the PCT
>
> Nicole,
> You have a "DREAM", a mighty big dream.
> We all have dreams.
> Some folks are chasing their "DREAM".
> Some have fulfilled their "DREAM".
> Some just keep on dreaming their "DREAM."
>
> I also have dreams and have on more than one occasion been called
> a "DREAMER".
> This may be true.
> Some of my dreams have come true, others I am still chasing.
>
> Nicole, you will hear all kinds of stories why people hike:
> To get away from things.
> To get away from "Corporate America".
> To get away from the "evils of society".
>
> Some folks have re-entry problems or dread re-entering society.
>
> I never had that problem.
> I must be a "different breed of cat".
> I have been hiking for 40+ years because I love to hike,...not
> to get away from anything.
> I also do not dread re-entering society after a long hike,...I
> look forward to re-entering society.
>
> Hey,...I like my comfy home, I like my cold beer and chips, my
> Ford pick-up and I like to hang out with my friends and watch
> football on TV.
>
> Hey,...I like Southern California beaches and I like to admire
> bikini clad girls.
> If that makes me a  "Sexist" or "Dirty  old Man" again in the
> minds of some our overly serious members, I say...get your head
> examined...there must be something wrong with you.
>
> So you see, I love hiking, but I also love my life away from hiking.
>
> Nicole, it appears to me, with the exception of dissatisfaction
> with your current career, you have your life in order and should
> have no problem re-entering.
>
> I say....follow your "DREAM" Nicole!!!
>
> Some folks say..."Better to live your dream than living your life
> regretting you never fulfilled your dream".
>
> I guess I will just keep on dreaming and chasing my dreams,...for
> who knows maybe, someday all my dreams will come true.
>
> With this my friends I will now sign off to follow some of my, not
> yet fulfilled, dreams.
>
> Hope to see you all on the trail someday.
> Until then,...sleep tight,...don't let the bed bugs bite,...and
> dream of me and only me at night.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The "Dreamer"
> -------------------------
>
> Nicole wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> First of all, I want to thank the members of this list who continue to
> provide a wealth of information and ideas. I am very new to this community,
> but can already feel the comradely.
>
> I am planning a 2014 PCT thru hike, but to do so will require leaving my
> six figure career behind, getting my house rented, etc. My planning is in
> process to do all of this and I am just looking to hear some personal
> stories from any one who has left a secure, well paying job to thru hike,
> and how you prepared, as well as how you think it has changed your
> perspective.
>
> I am in my 30s, single, no kids and doing well, but stuck in a numbing
> career within a corporation whose values (I'm learning more everyday) are
> not in line with my own. I have dreamed about a thru hike for several
> years, but recently I feel that certain events have led me to officially
> decide to leave my career and go for a walk. I have always found comfort in
> solitude, and am easily energized by nature. my life and soul are being
> wasted on a job that in my core, I feel is not the right fit, but I've
> stuck with it, primarily because of the compensation. I know there is more
> out there for me, but it is nearly impossible to open up to other
> opportunity without creating some kind of intervention.
>
> Honestly I just want to hear from others who have been in a similar
> situation and the process leading to your decision, as well as the
> re-entry. Please feel free to flame or to respond with questions.
>
> Thanks,
> Nicole
>
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