ice cream cone or crap?

happy (belated) solstice! in this video i share a few thoughts on enjoying winter, keeping one's focus on the positive, and staying flexible with my hiking plans.

references:

• NPR podcast: Life Kit - "How to thrive, not just survive in winter" https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/1218396323/how-to-winter

• friluftsliv: "How Scandinavians Do It: An Open Air Life" https://nordicmuseum.org/news/leibowitz-open-air-life

• "cone or crap" quote from John Halcyon Styn: "I have this theory, that at every moment in your life you have an ice cream cone in one hand and one foot in dog shit. At every moment in your life you have amazing friends, you've got ideas in your head, you've got sunsets. You've also got injuries, obstacles, piles of work to do, financial troubles. Every moment of your life is filled with amazing opportunities and frustrations.... The degree to which you focus your time on your cone or your crap influences whether you live in heaven or hell."

• John Halcyon Styn's TEDx talk: "Gratitude, Gifting and Grandpa" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3MFyq8W3Ro

• Double Zero's "MYTH the PCT" blog post: http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info