http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/17/dreaming-of-the-puerto-rico-escape/ Colorado, Puerto Rico and life elsewhere on the planet. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/17/dreaming-of-the-puerto-rico-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-2938 Tia Anita Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:58 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2005#comment-2938 Don't fret about wanting to have adventures. You've lived in the same place a long time and making a move shows you have spunk and courage. Lots of folks are afraid of anything new, whether it be a place, an idea, or an experience. The nice thing about new places is that one gets new food, friends, experiences, adventures, climate and perspective all at once. I thought about you when I read in the paper today that yesterday Greeley and Laramie WY were the two coldest places in the continental U.S. -- it said minus 6 Brrrrr... We are still golfing out back, but will be getting cold weather soon. I think. Don’t fret about wanting to have adventures. You’ve lived in the same place a long time and making a move shows you have spunk and courage. Lots of folks are afraid of anything new, whether it be a place, an idea, or an experience. The nice thing about new places is that one gets new food, friends, experiences, adventures, climate and perspective all at once. I thought about you when I read in the paper today that yesterday Greeley and Laramie WY were the two coldest places in the continental U.S. — it said minus 6 Brrrrr… We are still golfing out back, but will be getting cold weather soon. I think.

]]> http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/17/dreaming-of-the-puerto-rico-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 Fran and Steve Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:30 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2005#comment-2933 I can see where escapism is a "bad" thing if you have always shirked responsibility-- social, financial, ecological, for example, and the word does imply said character traits. But for people who have pursued the American dream for decades (and maybe it turned out to be a bad dream, or just an empty promise concealed by smoke and mirrors that didn't work out like they thought it would), moving to any slow-paced, warm weather area while continuing to work to improve their character and endeavor to lead a sustainable lifestyle, what's not to admire about that??? There has to be a better word to describe such a transition other than "escapism". Fran I can see where escapism is a “bad” thing if you have always shirked responsibility– social, financial, ecological, for example, and the word does imply said character traits. But for people who have pursued the American dream for decades (and maybe it turned out to be a bad dream, or just an empty promise concealed by smoke and mirrors that didn’t work out like they thought it would), moving to any slow-paced, warm weather area while continuing to work to improve their character and endeavor to lead a sustainable lifestyle, what’s not to admire about that??? There has to be a better word to describe such a transition other than “escapism”. Fran

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