It was in high school that I first became enchanted with the philosopherHenry David Thoreau. I found his book in my parents’ den. Thoreau wasn’t someone high school teachers wanted you to read because he challenged you to think, not regurgitate what they lectured standing in front of the class. His writings spoke to my heart, and I pasted them on my mirror to remind me to Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.(Thoreau) Now that I have simplified by life, I’ve discovered that he was so right. The laws of the universe are easier because I am not caught up in the hurry-sickness of the outside world. I have also learned to live in accordance with Nature, and that has brought peace and wisdom to my daily life.

Especially on Tuesdays, which are my writing days. I, too, am like Henry David Thoreau because I have chosen to move to the woods so I can live deliberately. In the mountains there are few people and cars and the quiet penetrates my mind. It is sheer bliss–I can hear myself think and it is easy to write.  My own Walden Pond is still covered in snow, but once the warmer weather arrives, and it will on its own time, the snow will melt and the waterfall will flow, and then the creatures of the forest will sip from its stream.

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