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june26
2012
Living on a Lake in the Country - Go to the Wilderness… and UnPlug
By Gayle Rich-Boxman
This place I call home, Fishhawk Lake has the
kind of gift I want to present to everyone. It is a way of
withdrawing into introspection that is so necessary for
renewing the spirit. For having those “AHA” moments.
It is solitude, plain and simple.
In looking at some of the great role models
in history, Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, even Thoreau,
they went off into the wilderness to discover their
“beingness.” By being alone in the quiet, it gave them
the solitary moments of introspection that are so very
necessary for balance and for creativity.
This is the very reason why I am so passionate
about Fishhawk Lake. It gives all of us that chance to
“unplug” from society, if we wish. To stop the madness.
To LISTEN. To listen to birdcalls, to listen to your own
quiet inner voice. To simplify and let go.
Susan Cain, author of “QUIET: The Power of
Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” puts
it this way: “solitude is often the crucial ingredient to
creativity.” By being solitary in a surrounding that
embraces that, it gives you the chance to clear the fog
and get back to who you really are. It can give you
the chance to recapture that person who may have been
lost in the crowd of open workspaces, or from all of
the people who tug at you daily. This is why so many
For those of you looking for that wilderness
religions allow time for prayer, meditation. It brings
each person the opportunity to come back to center getaway at Fishhawk Lake, you can reach Gayle Rich-
when you are off-balance. It offers the chance to bring Boxman at (503)755-2905. Or e-mail me: richbox@
about great ideas, answers to problems or maybe gives centurytel.net
you the chance to forgive yourself or reward yourself
from recent turmoil.
Finding your place of solitude on a
lake can very well be the answer. It brings
about epiphanies, revelations, can give you
On a recent busi-
the ultimate joy of being in a land of clear
ness trip to the Ca-
crisp morning air, glassy mirrored surfaces
nadian East Coast, I
that reflect the skies above or simply allow
finished reading the
you the chance for reflection by sitting by
newspaper.
the water.
It reminds me of
Once again, Thoreau:
home wherever I
I had three chairs in my house; one for
go.
solitude, two for friendship, three for
I was going to take
society.
pictures at multiple
Having a place tucked away in the
places, but I got the
wilderness, like Fishhawk Lake can be that
paper wet.
haven for the occasions where you allow
yourself to get away, or it can be the slice
Best Regards,
of heaven you wake up to every morning
for the rest of your life. For being solitary
Henry Martinez
or social, it can happen here. Bring one
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chair, two or even three.... it’s your choice.
(when not traveling)
Where Do You Read The Voice?
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