I've learned that there are things going on, groups forming, movements gathering, and activities happening right under my nose. All of these without me even noticing them. Yes, we live in a hectic and frenetic society and must massively filter to avoid over stimulation. But really, for this one I mean things are happening right under my nose.
One of the first thing new geocachers do is go to the official geocaching site www.geocaching.com and type in their home address to see what is near them. I did this and found a site across the street from my house, viewable from my living room and TV room windows.
The site had been there for over two years and not only did I never notice anyone parking in front of my house to go search for it, I cannot find the hidden cache after nearly ten tries! It's become my nemesis, my white whale.
My take away lesson: Be aware, tune in to new happenings by tuning in to new channels of information. Go to the library and read new magazines, listen to a new radio station, talk to people of different ages and ask what's new and exciting in their lives. Then investigate and educate yourself. I always note that within two weeks of learning something new I hear, read, or see a reference to it.
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I've not been to the physical site, but keep trying to provide clues. It's interesting to try to help from a distance, yet I struggle with my own searches.
ReplyDeleteTake away lesson: sometimes you understand the situation (generally) but advice from afar does not have the same impact as face to face input...and perhaps actually making the 'find'.