Monthly Archives: April 2012

LOL Cats are funny I have to admit. But fishing in itself can be quite a learning experience.  I used to love fishing, spending time out in the quiet just you and your rod, talking to the fish trying to convince them to bike your lure..

Growing up, my dad and I fished abit, but for the most part started fishing more when I was older.  I do remember one trip to Northern MN when I was young, dad hooked us up with a row boat, me and him (not sure if my sister was with, don’t remember) went out and caught like 100 sunnys.  Had a blast, it wasn’t hard, fish practically jumped in the boat.  I was smiling the whole time.  Problem was, I think mom has to clean all those little sunnies and when all was said and done, none of us had enough to eat.  LOL

There were times when I would go out spend 3 hours yelling at the water (apparently there were no fish in it) and come home with nothing.  When I was little we moved alot, were in Minot ND and I would walk a mile or so to sit and fish on the river banks, every once in a while would catch a perch worth keeping too.  But one day I snagged a log, was pulling and pulling and pulling, trying to get me line free or the log up when all of a suddne this creature came sliding up the bank under the water right too me.  Scariest thing I had ever seen, 2+ ft long, round suckerlike mouth and grey as the clouds before a storm.  I freaked out, but didn’t want to lose my prize catch.  I had dug out a live well 3 feet from the bank, so I slid this creature up the bank and into my live well, then turn tail and bolted for home to get someone who could identify my catch.  Turns out it was just a carp, but WOW what an experience.

Ok, so what does fishing have to do with life or inspiration?  Well remember I like to see  the whole picture in things, so fishing can be like life.  Sometimes you have all the right gear, right attitude and the perfect day, but you don’t catch anything.  Sometimes you have a string, a hook and some corn and you pull in a boat load of fish.  Life is funny, I used to and maybe still do believe that our paths are mapped out for us, but at every fork in the road, we have to make a choice, that choice leads us to another path and map of our life.  Now the good news is that if you pay attention and make a wrong turn, you can go back and correct your mistake, take the other road and create a whole new path again for yourself.  Just cause its written (if it is really that way) doesn’t mean there aren’t alternative endings to your story.  We always have choices, always.  If we make the wrong one, we may be able to go back and choose again.  That may not be the easiest thing to do, but if you know where you want to go and stay true, easy doesn’t really matter.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P