Semi-Native

Self-worth doesn't have to be earned, only discovered by the self.  Money, materialism and rank are not the measure of a man, only his enlightenment of what feeds his soul-that is what belongs to him.

Code of the West:    Live each day with courage     Take pride in your work     Always finish what you start    Do what has to be done     Be tough but fair     When you make a promise keep it      Ride for the brand    Talk less and say more    Remember some things aren't for sale    Know when to draw the line  -author unknown     

The Men Who Don't Fit In:    There's a race of men who don't fit in, A race that cant stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin and they roam the world at will.  They range the field and they rove the flood and they climb the mountain's crest.  Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood and they don't know how to rest.  -Robert Service    

I can relate to this poem with my skiing, birding, camping, driving across country, national parks quests, living & surviving odd jobs, alone roaming our deserts, canyons, plains, ranges and seashores seeking the Holy. I identify with other personalities like Thoreau, Abbey, Muir, Amundsen, Miller, Killy, Magellan, Washburn, Cameron, Grissom, Schirra, Powell, Fossett, Smith and my grandfather Griscom; they all possessed this spirit of adventure, and being the best to themselves!

A few more thoughts from others:  The way one lives is social work itself.  -Krishnamurti 
Faith resolves doubt.   -Billy Graham       You are responsible for your own behavior.  -my brother
Time is wealth.  -Allen Ginsberg     Don't do anything foolish.  -my Dad   What's left but our separateness and our dignity to bear it?  -from Route 66 TV series   Bad roads=bad driving !  -me 
The rocks live forever.  -Geronimo