You guys need to read Michael Slade.

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From: "TurquoiseB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:36 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Having Nice Days


> Neat. Congratulations, Vaj. I never had an island of
> my own, but when I lived in Toronto I had one that I
> could visit anytime I wanted to. One of my favorite
> memories is of going up there during a cold snap
> (40 below zero Fahrenheit) and walking out on the
> frozen lake. The silence was so profound that I could
> hear these little microcracks appearing in the ice as
> I stepped on it, and the sound of them traveling away
> from me with each step. The cold was so bitter that
> every square inch of exposed skin hurt, but the silence...
> oh the silence...
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> It's been a beautiful day here in New England. I've been working on a  
>> long held dream to find a solitary meditation/relaxation retreat  
>> surrounded by utter beauty and the raw simplicity of nature.
>> 
>> Well in the last three weeks I finish negotiations on a 30 acre  
>> island in a 45-mile long chain of lakes, secluded in the remotest  
>> lake in that chain. Surrounded by native American land where moose  
>> cavort, deer wander and river otters play in it's waters. Life is  
>> very good. Soon I'll break bread with the "spiritual grandfather" of  
>> the nearby tribe, as one of the benefits of having an island that's  
>> never before been known to have inhabitants is that you get to name  
>> the place.
>> 
>> It's real fun I gotta tell you. There's nothing like going to a lake  
>> and not seeing another soul nor (in the midst of hunting season)  
>> hearing one gun, no cars to drive by, no planes overhead. Just  
>> silence. The sensation of watching the waves of my kayak, the only  
>> waves on a lake of glass, move out and disappear just emphasizes the  
>> wonderful unity of it all.
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 18, 2006, at 10:11 AM, new.morning wrote:
>> 
>> > Its a constant source of wonder and whimsical pleasure to see how
>> > various people report their perceptions of the world in such
>> > interesting and diverse ways. (...)
>>
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