Rough Rider's Insight on Global Challenges - A century ahead of his time?

Do what you can, with what you have, where you're at.



Love this quote from Theodore Roosevelt. Being an avid outdoorsman he probably was in many a situation that required such an approach. Through my own limited ventures into the wilderness, I can certainly relate.



Sometimes our challenge seems so great that we turn away. Too scarey to face. Climate change. The ecomony. Social injustices. Let me just zone out is an easy answer in our media driven, omni techno present culture.



But, stuck in the middle of the wilderness with the only options being: stop (give up and die), or figure something out and just keep moving. There's really only one choice. Out there, you're at where you're at. So, you take inventory...round up what you can, and then figure out what you CAN do to keep it moving. In these instances, starting with a couple of small steps in needed. (ok, we're wet, cold and hungry, and lost, but let's just start a fire and warm up... go from there).



So. Let's get started on those challenging climbs. They are there waiting for us to mount. For now though, let's just keep our focus on the trail immediately ahead. One step. Then another.