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why we go
February 26, 2015

Why We Go

So long as you carry the sources of your troubles about with you, those troubles will continue to harass and plague you wherever you wander on land or on sea. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 BC – 65 AD One of the benefits of being in a maritime Special Operations Force is that sometimes the places you go to do your job aren’t too far from some really beautiful parts of the world. Years ago, along with most of my SWCC detachment, I was at a swimming pool at a beach resort in Mombasa, Kenya. I had spent the morning diving in the Indian Ocean and was now at the swim-up bar. After ordering a Tusker, I turned to face the pool. There was a high dive overlooking one section of the pool and a variety of shenanigans were taking place, encouraged by the laughter and applause of a small crowd… read more »

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February 25, 2015

Human Potential

I just got back from a trek to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest. Our group had one guide named Pema Sherpa and three porters.Of course I’d heard about the Sherpas of the Himalayas, but this was the first time I’d ever spent time with them. Over the next two weeks they were part of our group; hiking, sitting beside the fire at night, playing cards, eating and sleeping. I learned a good deal about them and the other Sherpas who were constantly making their way up the mountain.They are one of the most impressive groups of people I have met in my life.As we hiked, we shared the trail with other Sherpas who were transporting food and supplies up the mountain to the various villages and outposts. The only way to get supplies into these remote, mountainous locations is by foot. Goods are loaded into woven baskets, which are… read more »

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Driveable Terrain – There is Always a Way

So many people get caught up in the conventional means, the accepted route; that they lose sight of the actual goal and instead focus myopically on doing it the way it has always been done. They hope that doing so will somehow bring them to stumble upon their goal somewhere down the road.If the conventional means are unavailable, they dismiss their goal as impossibility and go back to watching television.In a tactical driving school I went to while in the military, we were introduced to the concept of “Drivable Terrain.” Drivable terrain is anything that your vehicle can feasibly traverse. It has nothing to do with that terrain being part of an accepted motorway. It can be sidewalks, fields, or a path straight through a car without too much weight behind it. (Aim for the axles.) You’d be amazed what your car can actually handle.I am writing this from Kathmandu,… read more »

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