tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post1564591648205917383..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Postscript--the Future (and My Life as a Hermit at Burgson Lake)Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-18233191471823639282013-07-11T12:24:54.217-07:002013-07-11T12:24:54.217-07:00Everything makes more sense in context. I was goin...Everything makes more sense in context. I was going through a rough time and I think my dreams were telling me "get out of here! Be self-sufficient, forget the shallow stuff."<br /><br />I can't wait for the next chapter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-42151429653616173772013-07-11T07:26:24.633-07:002013-07-11T07:26:24.633-07:00Thank you, Mary! I do believe there is/was magic i...Thank you, Mary! I do believe there is/was magic involved.<br /><br /> And Val, you know, when I read about vision quests and totem animals many years later, it just hit me like a hammer. I almost couldn't take it in, it seemed so undeniably magical. But I have told it exactly the way it happened, and I do believe that, unknowingly, I was on a vision quest and saw my totem animal. The fact that I had no idea of these concepts and had never seen a snow leopard just makes the magic more convincing.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-89560962717903202262013-07-11T07:21:40.187-07:002013-07-11T07:21:40.187-07:00I was thinking vision quest as soon as you describ...I was thinking vision quest as soon as you described the dream. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-37577306696770947982013-07-10T20:52:13.578-07:002013-07-10T20:52:13.578-07:00My gosh! Just when I thought it couldn't get a...My gosh! Just when I thought it couldn't get any better :0. I am so happy you are sharing your experiences, it's magical to me. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068684611506771719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-19761096736578924372013-07-10T15:43:08.469-07:002013-07-10T15:43:08.469-07:00redhorse--I'll post about my comeuppance next....redhorse--I'll post about my comeuppance next. And my dog was fine. He lived to be fifteen years old and always enjoyed going back to Burgson Lake for a visit.<br /><br />Your dream has that same "vision like" quality. They are dreams you don't forget, no matter how many years go by. I've had two dreams like this in my life, and both were very much "totem animal" dreams. So I wouldn't know how to begin to interpret your dream, but it has that feeling of being a powerful guide--to me.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-32523817898788669822013-07-10T15:19:45.232-07:002013-07-10T15:19:45.232-07:00What Dom said. Many years ago, I had a dream that...What Dom said. Many years ago, I had a dream that I knew meant something. I was living by a small lake with hills all around it, and I was naked. I stayed there for a year, built a shelter out of sticks and grasses. I found a plant on the edge of the lake that I could chew and find the fibers in it, which I used to weave fabric and make a dress, then I walked over the hills into a town. It was a very vivid dream and I haven't forgotten it.<br /><br />That's cool that you did it in real life, and saw a snow leopard in your dream. I think my dream was influenced a little by Walden Pond. I hope your comeuppance wasn't too bad, and that your little dog was okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-68790153790889972552013-07-10T12:31:35.218-07:002013-07-10T12:31:35.218-07:00Kate--I was lucky, no two ways about it. My parent...Kate--I was lucky, no two ways about it. My parents sent me to college and my father, somewhat of a quirky, independent individual himself, first gave me Walden to read and then supported me in my desire to give living alone in the mountains a try. I later found out that all my relatives thought my father was nuts to allow/help me to do this. I'm sure if it hadn't been for him I would have had a hard time making it happen. I justified it to some degree, by making it my "senior project" as an English major, and I did indeed write a lengthy paper titled "Burgson," which chronicled my experiences and the similarities and differences I found between my time at Burgson Lake and Thoreau's time at Walden Pond.<br /><br />Also, I do think the reason I am quite content with a relatively peaceful, non-adventurous life now is that I did have a lot of adventures when I was young. After the summer at the lake I spent another summer working for the pack station that packed me into the lake and two years working for a commercial cattle ranch as a "cowboy." Then came the years working for horse trainers and training horses that I wrote about in the "My Life With Horses" posts. So, yeah, I'm ready for a peaceful contemplative old age, I think.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-2787011255706501572013-07-10T12:17:27.692-07:002013-07-10T12:17:27.692-07:00Oh and one other thing - I'm envious/admiring ...Oh and one other thing - I'm envious/admiring of you doing things like that, and taking risks, at 22. When I was 22, I was working the worst summer job in the world - employee benefits department in a large company - and getting ready to start law school in the fall. I was in desparate need of security and stability, financial and otherwise, and managed to get those things for myself, but a lot was sacrificed along the way. I'm sort of living my life backwards, I guess . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-46777895697103195652013-07-10T12:08:54.727-07:002013-07-10T12:08:54.727-07:00Dom--thanks so much. I had a feeling this would re...Dom--thanks so much. I had a feeling this would resonate for you. I could see you doing it, too.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-24227096959603562242013-07-10T11:53:21.768-07:002013-07-10T11:53:21.768-07:00This may be the single coolest blog entry I've...This may be the single coolest blog entry I've read all year. I am not even remotely kidding.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-68064164675793864672013-07-10T11:26:14.144-07:002013-07-10T11:26:14.144-07:00Thanks, Kate. I've got a couple more posts on ...Thanks, Kate. I've got a couple more posts on this subject. Glad you enjoyed it.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-57853504186211028732013-07-10T07:26:29.126-07:002013-07-10T07:26:29.126-07:00Can't wait to hear more . . .Can't wait to hear more . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com