[pct-l] PCT Financial Planning

[judson at jeffnet.org (Judson Brown)]

Kraig

Nope, you're not the first. I've often thought that, too. I have some
(conventionally) religious co-workers who ask me why I don't go to church. I
tell them that I do, every summer, all summer long. The closest I've ever
come to a mystical/religious/spiritual experience was on the top of 14K-foot
White Mtn. Peak in the White Mtns. of CA (where the bristlecone pines are).
The 60 minutes I spent on top of that mountain were worth more to me than
any amount of time I could spend in church. (This is just my personal
experience, not any comment on the worthiness of going to church).

Judson
Ashland

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Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT Financial Planning


You've taken the illusion  that I am extremely wealthy, the absolute
opposite is true. And it is not what draws me to this, but perhaps an
unintended bonus? I think of the times I've wasted time, if I'd had money
earning interest.... Thought they weren't intentional wastes of time.

The answer you gave to my question of "how do you become
richer in not dollars?" is what I was looking for.
That is what I want. Sounds like conversations with God. The world would be
better off if more people went to nature more often than to church for this.
I've always said, "nature is my cathedral". They are hours to days usually
less than a week that brought me to this conclusion. You've experienced it
more than I. Am I the first to come up with this phrase or to put it into
those 4 words?

Kraig

> I guess I just don't have the kind of money other people have.
>
> Wow, how do I find the words to answer "how do you become
> richer in not dollars?"  Well, stand on the rim of Crater Lake with
> your thru-hiker friends.  You've just walked 1800 miles.  You
> stood on Forester Pass with some of these people.  One of them
> helped you cross Bear Creek when the water deeper than your
> legs are long.  You went thirsty with another on Hat Creek Rim.
> You're following the chain of volcanoes up the west coast.  You
> think back to the time you first saw Lassen.  And the time when
> Lassen was behind you and Shasta was in front.  Then Shasta
> was behind and McLoughlin was in front.  Now McLoughlin is
> behind and you're at Crater lake. You know you'll keep following
> the volcanoes for the next 800 miles until you get to the border.
> All the while you're learning more about yourself and what you
> are capable of accomplishing, both physically and mentally.
>
> And you become richer.
>
> yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
>
>
>
> Kraig Mottar <kraig.mottar@verizon.net> wrote:
> Humor was not the goal.
> Though, the interest grabbing scheme could work on hikes lasting longer
than 1 year. Also, it could help pay for unforseen expenses of hiking.
> Though, how do you become richer in not dollars?
>
> Kraig
>
>
> > A normal to large sum in the bank? Earn enough interest to cover
thru-hiking expenses? That's funny!
> >
> > I always return a richer person. But my riches aren't dollars.
> >
> > yogi
> > www.pcthandbook.com
>
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