Thread by @BambroughKevin

I retired at 43 yrs old. I’m 52 now and the best advice I can share is to appreciate the moment. So many people talk/write about living in the present and such. Hard to do but it’s a great goal. Constant challenges…

I read a lot about killing the ego and that presents great challenges. Climb a mountain to feel present? Accomplish the climb to feed the ego? Hard to decide what we do to tame the ego vs feed it vs silence the mind and be present

Well, as far as hiking goes… maintaining healthy balanced life is essential for general well-being. I find historic hiking of deep valleys therapeutic as I see the geology and note the passage of millions upon millions of years during a decent

In some places you can descend 2 billion years.. nearly half the age of our solar system.

Digest that time and consider how little time you’ve got. Just a blink in the suns eye. So insignificant. So unimportant.

Our egos can never be fed enough. Peace only comes when we starve it.

Those of us that are lucky enough to have the time and space to ponder should also follow Plato’s guide with his Allegory of the cave.

We are ruled by egomaniacs. Our only hope is to create a system that doesn’t require rulers but instead promotes true democracy. The system should have administrators and ‘WE’ should rule it.

I hope to help ‘friends’ to invest not just for financial profit but also in themselves so collectively we can make the world a better place. Will take more than just money… focus and determination are the key

That’s said… #FAFO