Comments on: Alone Time http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/ A Pioneering Spirit Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: mbsolon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-393 mbsolon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:31 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-393 we're cut from the same cloth Kevin, what a treat to have Table Rock as your backyard. Have a great 4th pal... we're cut from the same cloth Kevin, what a treat to have Table Rock as your backyard. Have a great 4th pal…

]]> By: Kevin Learned http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Kevin Learned Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:36:45 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-392 Mark, you obviously hit a nerve with many people. I have been blessed with the same early morning clock (I delivered the morning paper my senior year in college for something productive to do). My favorite along thing to do in the summer is to hike up Table Rock and be on top as the summer sun is breaking the horizon. It's beautiful, peaceful, graceful. Sometimes I am rewarded with the serenade of coyotes calling; other times with a glimpse of the local deer herd. But always I am rewarded with the benefits of allowing my mind to wander while engaged in rigorous exercise. Mark, you obviously hit a nerve with many people. I have been blessed with the same early morning clock (I delivered the morning paper my senior year in college for something productive to do). My favorite along thing to do in the summer is to hike up Table Rock and be on top as the summer sun is breaking the horizon. It's beautiful, peaceful, graceful. Sometimes I am rewarded with the serenade of coyotes calling; other times with a glimpse of the local deer herd. But always I am rewarded with the benefits of allowing my mind to wander while engaged in rigorous exercise.

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Mark Solon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:55:25 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-389 Alicia, What a beautiful anecdote, you should blog! I love the picture you paint. Driving through the wide open spaces of this region is a real treat, and doing it alone is a wonderful way to just "be". thanks for the thoughtful addition to our blog... Alicia,

What a beautiful anecdote, you should blog! I love the picture you paint. Driving through the wide open spaces of this region is a real treat, and doing it alone is a wonderful way to just “be”. thanks for the thoughtful addition to our blog…

]]> By: Brian E. Bothwell http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Brian E. Bothwell Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:54:05 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-386 Great post Mark! I strongly agree, some alone time is key for well-being. Last weekend we took a trip to the family cabin near Cascade (first overnight trip w/ the twins), and I had time to do a long, strenuous walk all by myself. I came back feeling relaxed, refreshed, and happy! Great post Mark! I strongly agree, some alone time is key for well-being. Last weekend we took a trip to the family cabin near Cascade (first overnight trip w/ the twins), and I had time to do a long, strenuous walk all by myself. I came back feeling relaxed, refreshed, and happy!

]]> By: Alicia Ritter http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Alicia Ritter Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:46:31 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-388 Mark, I relate to this post more than you know. Many years ago when I lived in a very large state to the west, I used to sit in my tall, stuffy, boring, "oh so super important" corporate glass office and dream of driving along the large stretches of open highway between Winnemucca and Caldwell, where my grandma lived. I would tell people of the peace that came from doing 90 while staring out the window at the big fluffy white clouds plastered against the blue sky. This is where I did my best "no thinking." It is an amazing state to be able to go for miles -- hours at a time -- and not have anything distracting you. I know many people drive to think; I drove to not think. And, I am convinced that this mental sweep was what led to better more clear thinking when I did want to engage my brain cells. Our minds get so full of stuff, that we forget the power of turning off. Silence is a path to freedom. I'd prefer to drive the path in a car, but if you want to kill yourself hoofing it up a mountain by bike, be my guest. Bottom line.....same delightful end result. :) Mark, I relate to this post more than you know. Many years ago when I lived in a very large state to the west, I used to sit in my tall, stuffy, boring, "oh so super important" corporate glass office and dream of driving along the large stretches of open highway between Winnemucca and Caldwell, where my grandma lived. I would tell people of the peace that came from doing 90 while staring out the window at the big fluffy white clouds plastered against the blue sky. This is where I did my best "no thinking." It is an amazing state to be able to go for miles — hours at a time — and not have anything distracting you. I know many people drive to think; I drove to not think. And, I am convinced that this mental sweep was what led to better more clear thinking when I did want to engage my brain cells. Our minds get so full of stuff, that we forget the power of turning off. Silence is a path to freedom. I'd prefer to drive the path in a car, but if you want to kill yourself hoofing it up a mountain by bike, be my guest. Bottom line…..same delightful end result. :)

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Mark Solon Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:21:05 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-387 Good for you Brian! i think too many people feel just getting away from work is enough. Being around your family is certainly the best in life, but there a certain perspective that can only be achieved by being very alone... Good for you Brian! i think too many people feel just getting away from work is enough. Being around your family is certainly the best in life, but there a certain perspective that can only be achieved by being very alone…

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Mark Solon Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:03:51 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-385 Bryce, I was stoked to see your "early" Christmas present and have been following your recent exploits in Wyoming on the new Scott. Welcome to the world or road biking, it's a blast! Looking forward to when we get get a few rides in together. - Best, Mark Bryce,

I was stoked to see your “early” Christmas present and have been following your recent exploits in Wyoming on the new Scott. Welcome to the world or road biking, it’s a blast! Looking forward to when we get get a few rides in together. – Best, Mark

]]> By: Bryce Roberts http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Bryce Roberts Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:48:50 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-384 was just reading about this ride in the latest issue of Wired. Sounds like a blast and agree that alone time is key to getting a clear head and thinking longer term than the end of your nose. was just reading about this ride in the latest issue of Wired. Sounds like a blast and agree that alone time is key to getting a clear head and thinking longer term than the end of your nose.

]]> By: mbsolon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-381 mbsolon Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:03 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-381 good for you Jason! you're a great example of the importance of a little time for yourself. kudos! good for you Jason! you're a great example of the importance of a little time for yourself. kudos!

]]> By: Jason D Barr http://www.highway12ventures.com/2009/07/02/alone-time/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Jason D Barr Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:55 +0000 http://highway12ventures.com/?p=1084#comment-380 Great read, Mark. A few months ago, I realized that I hadn't really spent any significant time by myself for close to seven years! As an introvert, I'd become more and more cranky and upset with life, and couldn't figure out the reason why. Now I'm taking purposeful steps to ensure that I get that little amount of alone time every day for my own health, and for those around me. I'm a much nicer person this way. :) Great read, Mark. A few months ago, I realized that I hadn't really spent any significant time by myself for close to seven years! As an introvert, I'd become more and more cranky and upset with life, and couldn't figure out the reason why. Now I'm taking purposeful steps to ensure that I get that little amount of alone time every day for my own health, and for those around me. I'm a much nicer person this way. :)

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