Stranded on Familiar Shores

We were supposed to return to the “homestead” yesterday. Our best hope at the moment will be to arrive tomorrow. We’re stranded in Juneau because of ferry breakdowns, about 65 sea miles short of home.

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More Words to Live By

A few years ago, I wrote the post Words to Live By. Since including a version of it in my book, Sacred Coffee: A “Homesteader’s” Paradigm, I’ve read other quotes that ring particularly true for me for various reasons. It’s about time to revisit the topic.

Most, but not all of these come from the daily quotes found in my Franklin Covey planner (see The Franklin Planner: An Unlikely Homesteading Tool). Hopefully, you’ll find these inspirational, as I have done.

“Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.” —Herbert Otto (see Living on the Edge: Security Through Insecurity.) Continue reading →

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