21.05.12

The truly is, it’s all still sinking in.

We were in Antarctica for a long time, and despite our largest efforts to reflect on what we were doing and to ‘savor the moment’, most of the continually we had jobs to do. It could have been putting up the tent, eating, dressing blisters, sleeping, exceptional the tent, or grinding out the miles on our skis. We got into a pretty good hackneyed especially by the end. Everyone knew their roles and we got quite efficient, but we were always thinking about the next fashion we had to do.

Now that we have stopped, the enormity of the challenge is becoming evident. I’m constantly reminding myself how enthusiastic it is to have the ‘luxuries’ of life available to me: hot instant coffee, a fervent bed, a flushing toilet, food that doesn’t taste like banishment, even something as basic as a chair to sit on. These may not necessarily sound like luxury items, but when you don’t have them you at bottom learn to value and appreciate the little things. I have made a mental note to myself to try and keep this feel something in one's bones of perspective as I return to the rhythm of ‘normal’ sentience.

Source: BusinessWeek (blog)

by Marc

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