More stuff

 About ready to haul these away. If you can use them let me know. 

Free stuff for my Alaska friends

 Hello my sweet Rabbit Creek friends. There are some things that I would rather give to you than sell or donate. Just let me know if any of these would work for you and I'll put your name on it. I'll keep posting new items as I sort through and pack stuff so check back every few days. My shipping containers arrive on May 27 so I'll have to rid myself of the extra stuff by the weekend of May 29th .  

*sold*Polymer Clay (Fimo) kit. Has a lot of new packages, and carving tools along with a pasta roller/press that is just for clay not food.  

*sold*Sewing machine. I bought a new one because the bobbin winder on this one needed repair. Works just fine otherwise.  

*sold*Keurig and pods (assorted cocoa, spiced cider, acia berry)  

*sold*Soda Stream, bottles and drink mix. Some bottles of mix are paritally used, but hey, you know me. The cartridges are empty (I think) but refillable.  

*sold*Enamel dutch oven. Well loved and used to cook the BEST chili ever. Maybe this will bring you luck too. I have gotten the bottom stains out before so I know it's possible, just don't want to take the time now.

That's it for now. Check back later for more. 

(you guys are awesome! That was fast!)

 💙Shelli 

 

He died doing what he loved

In some sad news recently in Utah State there have been 3 recent BASE jumping deaths in their famous southern Zion National Park. If you aren’t aware what Base jumping is, it is a sport where you jump off with a parachute from different tall structures. The acronym comes from B for building, A for antennae, S for span, and E for earth. 

Basically it’s finding the tallest places all over the world, climbing up to the top and jumping off. Kind of like when you were a kid and playing Superman off the couch or the top of your bunk bed. A lot of base jumpers play it legal and only jump in places that they have permission to, but many get a thrill of doing jumps from buildings and parks where they know it’s not allowed. You can get a bit of attention if you successfully climb and jump off a popular or famous place like the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building.  Base jumping is illegal in Zion’s National Park.

I get it, it’s a thrill, an adrenalin rush to evade the authorities and be somewhere you aren’t allowed then the thrill of doing the jump, having your buddy film it with his camera and post the video online. You can then relive your death defying moves over and over, while getting a little public notoriety among your peers or the public. It’s risky. They know it. It’s part of the adventure and for some people it’s addicting. I’ve never really understood it because I don’t enjoy the feeling of panic and fear. The adrenalin addiction for some people, though, has actually been studied as an actual, you know…..addiction.

One person who died was on her honeymoon, just a couple weeks after her wedding. A whole life ahead of them now cut short. Another was a well-known jumper among those who do the sport, and his wife was pregnant, expecting their first child. The friend of the other man who died told the reporter that he had 5 of his friends who had died in the last year also from base jumping accidents but that "he will continue to pursue the sport he loves"

As I read thru a few notes on the comments section it was said that it was comforting to know “he died doing what he loved”.

Hmmm. Well, you see, I have a bit of a problem with that. Now I might upset a few people if you really really love getting a personal thrill at risking your life for the sake of your recreation.

I find it incredibly selfish.

 It is selfish on so many, many levels. That comfort will be pretty hollow for that mother when her baby comes into the world and he isn’t there to share that moment with his wife. That comfort won’t help the parents of the young woman now left with only memories of a life cut short. Losing a child is the biggest hurt, I’ve been told. So, yes it’s a selfish sport. The price they paid for adrenalin was pretty big. 

Now while I don’t think you need to sit back and wrap yourself in bubble wrap for the rest of eternity, there are some sports that are entirely developed to defy death and attain that adrenalin rush. So sure, go out and have fun. Push yourself a little. Live life to the fullest.

But, if I die “doing what I love” it’s not going to be alone with a parachute jumping off something big. What I love is my family: My kids, my grandkids, my husband, my siblings and parents, my friends. If I die “doing what I love” and what really matters, it's going to be helping others and making a difference in someone’s life.  If I go out in the middle of baking a big ‘ol pie for someone I love, I will have died “doing what I love”. If I die caring for my parents or speeding to get to my grandbabies birth, I will have “died doing what I love”.

So what is it that you would be doing if you “die doing what you love”?