Re: [Paddlewise] Whining

From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 06:30:22 -0800
Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
> Man!  I'm sick of this weather!  Have not paddled for over a month!
...
> Anybody got a cure for the rainy weather blues?

Here's one: stop whining and go paddling! :-)

As my grandfather used to say, "Happiness lies not in having what you
want, but in wanting what you have." The key is to *want* to paddle in
the rain. Not to merely "tolerate" the rain, or to "not mind the damp"
(as an author stated in WaveLength magazine), but rather to actually
enjoy the rain, to relish its cooling effect, to enjoy the new
perspective of paddling completely surrounded by water, to feel it
tickle your face as you paddle into the wind...

I can't wait for my next outing--I just hope that it's raining!

Dan Hagen
Bellingham, Washington
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