DGrant Gibson

Where would you find one of the most perilous air routes in the world? Colombian pilots fly through extreme storms and hot days in 2nd world war Douglas DC-3’s over dense forests to deliver food and goods to villagers isolated from the rest of the world…

Gear up in the wells point is Villavicencio, a city in the foothills of the Andean Cordillera. There destination? Any one of the number of native Indian villages scattered throughout the jungle, cut off from civilisation.

The sound of the plane’s arrival in the villages is a major event. Landing here only once or twice a month, its cargo comprising vegetables, beds, dogs, chicken, TV sets.

But the greatest danger is not storms, mechanical faults or extreme heat, it’s the amazon jungle below. Known as a green hell. A green hell twice the size of Texas. With no space to land…

Need inspiration? Need to view things differently? Observe the ingenuity, creativity and strength of character to master a hostile environment. Deep in Bolivia’s jungles and steep cliffs the Yungas people do not walk. They fly. On ropes. Like birds. Faster than astronauts. These ‘birds’ are known as cocaleros, or coca harvesters. They use ropes to swing across the narrow valleys, suspended from ancient rusting pulleys. Consider the terrain…

Ralph Waldo Emerson states that the one thing mankind seeks with insatiable desire is to forget ourselves, to be surprised out of our own propriety. To lose our sempiternal memory, our eternal/dateless memory, and do something without knowing how or why; in short draw a new circle. As nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm and spontaneity , we can only draw into a new circle by letting go through the energy of abandonment. This letting go

I notice in my wanderings on the net a good thing happening through the voice of the web community. There is a resurgence of the desire to validate the importance of blogging full articles vs. the route of short spontaneous bits by tweeting. Yes, I’m a tweeter guy. As a matter of fact, this post will be sent to my tweet voice as well, but as an invite to come here and read more. I see a lovely marriage of

“ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” This is one of the sayings posted on a tribute website to Cory Rudl. If there could be something to motivate you to your greatness beyond the present condition of your situation, I am sure you will agree this saying “says it all”.
Although Cory Rudl Died in a racing car accident June 2, 2005, I believe he is the original internet marketing guru responsible for aiding thousands if not more aspiring entrepreneurs to take the internet serious and learn to make money from it.

I man I revered and respected through books and adventurous writings when I was a teenager, Bud Helmericks, a pioneer, highly skilled bush pilot, master guide and writer died January 28, 2010 in Wickenburg, Arizona at the ripe age of 93. Bud is considered one of Alaska’s most famous bush pilots himself. He holds the Award of Merit, Territory of Alaska, for “Special Service in the Arctic Regions.” He couldn’t tell you exactly how many Alaska flight hours he had, because he tired of adding up his flight hours after logging more than 27,000 hours. In well-worn seats of his small aircraft, one of which was his Cessna 170 named ‘Arctic Tern’, he crossed thousands of miles of mostly uninhabited wilderness on wheels, skis or pontoons.

For my Blog Talk Radio show Sunday, March 7th at 10:00AM Pacific, which you can listen to HERE here or at any future day and time, I want to revisit an earlier posting I wrote on living original, organic, in nature, from the agency of self. I watched a one hour documentary on a trapper who has lived for 35 years 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska. It is a must watch for everyone if you want to see someone choosing to live life ‘their own way’ without the everyday consumerism to distract them from living lifeto the fullest. You can view it HERE anytime. You see, if you want to do life your way, it can be done. It does not require nor seek approval or acceptance from anyone. This proves it is not what you choose to be and do but why you choose to be and do what is your own to seize and be!

From July 24, 2009 I wrote;

Imagine observing an old trappers cabin. Deep in the woods, miles from nowhere, built to be protected from the cold winds surrounded by spruce trees.

A lesson in learning how to be wholly yourself (who ever thought we would HAVE to learn this?) is the simple truth to recognize that standing inside your principles vs. on your principals makes a world of difference. A book of great consideration on this matter was brought to my attention written originally in the mid 1800’s by a profound philosopher named Rudolph Steiner, the book of which is The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity. It took me a month to read it thoroughly to get a basic understanding. A second reading will be required to get an even deeper understanding.

If you were to provide a quick response to the above question, what would your answer be? Do you know the difference? Do I know the difference? A good place to start is for me to answer this question.

‘According to recognized aerodynamic tests the bumblebee cannot fly because of the weight & shape of it’s body in relation to the total wing area. The bumblebee does not know this so he goes ahead and flies anyways.’

This was a plaque I had on my wall when I was a teenager. It is an amazing little piece of truth that stands as strong and profound today as the day I put up to read. You are what and who you believe you are. Plain & simple. And there are no rules in this game of life.

This brings me to John Daley, probably the most controversial yet highly successful golfer who hits the greens on his own terms…