Jim has a Project....

And it's me....

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Meet Jim - my Host at the Rain Forest Hostel. 

You can imagine a man living in the Rain Forest of Washington has rejected the normal or should I say "accepted" course of life...

And that would be Jim - a naturally spiritual and introspective man who facilitates the Ancient Drum Ceremony of the Queleute Indians. 

A man who embraces the Paleo / Caveman diet by making his own Kefir and sauerkraut and truly believes that everything you eat affects everything in your life....

Yesterday we talked about the Enteric System - the "Gut Brain". 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_nervous_system

And Jim whips out this book....

So I was thinking about the chore of cutting the briars....

And I'm thinking this ain't by accident....

I sense a lesson and a parable...

So I ask Jim - but I already know the answer...

"What's up with the briars?"

So Jim says - "You are in tremendous conflict."

Ok - duh... Go on. 

J says - "You drink too much". 

I said "Yep - smoke my pipe too much too and drink too much coffee."

Sound like a familiar conversation?

He continues -"You are also in conflict with where you are in your life. You should not be where you are. It is stifling your life and creativity". 

I'm thinking - double duh - that's why I'm here. 

So, like I thought, the briars are those things I need to get rid of in my life. 

So then Jim puts on this tape...

And I listen and I like the soothing sound of Clarissa's voice and the poems and storytelling and I'm thinking I'll see if I can download this and listen to it while I'm riding. 

And it continues to rain...

But I don't care....

Because I'm just thinking...