Follow Your Passion
Happy Friday Everyone!
Of course, I've had a little extra time on my hands this week, so you've all likely noticed that I've been watching documentaries and TV series that examine people and their unique lifestyles. Yesterday was no different. I started the six episodes series, Win the Wilderness, on Netflix. I thought it sounded somewhat entertaining, and I needed something to watch as I ran on the elliptical in my basement. This show was billed as a reality TV series where six couples from the UK came to Alaska to try to win a homestead on Ose Mountain.
The real reality was that this was a beautiful story of an older couple who together had dreams of living off the land and a passion for the Alaskan wilderness. They followed their hearts, living off the grid while building a life and a home on Ose Mountain for 30 years. The show chronicles their history and their desire to leave their legacy in new and capable hands, to a worthy younger couple who could continue what they started and add to in some meaningful way. I finished the last episode this morning while I ran, and by the end of it, I was weeping openly (okay, I was crying big fat ugly tears) as the Ose's left their homestead for the last time via bush plane.
I was so moved by their passion for each other, their passion for the home they had created, their passion for the solitude of the Alaskan back-country, and their belief in the two people they chose to continue their dream (I won't spoil it in case you decide to watch). I am not sure I can even put into words why it made me feel so emotional, but I think it was really about a life well-lived. It wasn't a fancy life, it wasn't an easy life, and it wasn't a life that most people would choose, but it was the life that mattered to them, and they put their blood, sweat, and tears into it. It was emotional watching them leave knowing that they likely didn't want to, but that they had to while they could still climb on an ATV and step-up into a bush plane.
Their passion is the passion I wish for all of you - that as you grow and mature, and find yourselves, you also find what makes you tick, what makes you hungry, and what makes you want to work hard. It is rare in this life to find work that doesn't feel like work and to define goals that truly keep you moving forward. That just-right place is out there for all of you, and I challenge you to move toward it every day, by following your passions, your dreams, and your goals! Oh, the places you'll go...you've got this!
Be well,
Mrs. Hempey
Of course, I've had a little extra time on my hands this week, so you've all likely noticed that I've been watching documentaries and TV series that examine people and their unique lifestyles. Yesterday was no different. I started the six episodes series, Win the Wilderness, on Netflix. I thought it sounded somewhat entertaining, and I needed something to watch as I ran on the elliptical in my basement. This show was billed as a reality TV series where six couples from the UK came to Alaska to try to win a homestead on Ose Mountain.
The real reality was that this was a beautiful story of an older couple who together had dreams of living off the land and a passion for the Alaskan wilderness. They followed their hearts, living off the grid while building a life and a home on Ose Mountain for 30 years. The show chronicles their history and their desire to leave their legacy in new and capable hands, to a worthy younger couple who could continue what they started and add to in some meaningful way. I finished the last episode this morning while I ran, and by the end of it, I was weeping openly (okay, I was crying big fat ugly tears) as the Ose's left their homestead for the last time via bush plane.
I was so moved by their passion for each other, their passion for the home they had created, their passion for the solitude of the Alaskan back-country, and their belief in the two people they chose to continue their dream (I won't spoil it in case you decide to watch). I am not sure I can even put into words why it made me feel so emotional, but I think it was really about a life well-lived. It wasn't a fancy life, it wasn't an easy life, and it wasn't a life that most people would choose, but it was the life that mattered to them, and they put their blood, sweat, and tears into it. It was emotional watching them leave knowing that they likely didn't want to, but that they had to while they could still climb on an ATV and step-up into a bush plane.
Their passion is the passion I wish for all of you - that as you grow and mature, and find yourselves, you also find what makes you tick, what makes you hungry, and what makes you want to work hard. It is rare in this life to find work that doesn't feel like work and to define goals that truly keep you moving forward. That just-right place is out there for all of you, and I challenge you to move toward it every day, by following your passions, your dreams, and your goals! Oh, the places you'll go...you've got this!
Be well,
Mrs. Hempey
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