I have the want but not the desire.

[YosemiteBen]

@ Sleek and everone else - you are all welcome to come visit me. If I am home the door is open. If you make it to the park I will more than likely be in the NDN museum making stuff and passing time.

[paulsemp]

about 5 years ago I drove from Chicago to Yosemite straight with a couple of buddies to go hiking for a week. it's a painful drive but well worth it

[sleek]

Patric, road trip? Split gas and driving? You drive I sleep and while I sleep you can drive heads I win tails you loose.

[lebhuntfish]

I think we did that a couple weeks ago didn't we sleek? We might try to plan that one day buddy! Patrick

[sleek]

Yeah its pretty close.... just no osage or pelts to bribe you with.

[Chief RID]

I would say that as your new routine gets started, you will start to come out of it. Change can be difficult and can take a while to adapt. Give yourself a break every time you can and by that I mean a break from adapting to the changes. Just be for a while every day. Meditate on being, without negative self talk and analysis. Prayer for others or for your improvement without negatives, if you are so inclined. We all go through it. We are all with you.

[lebhuntfish]

Thanks Chief, for the kind words sir.
Well I made it through going to my grandmother's house yesterday. I haven't been there since the day after she passed away. It was a little tough but sometimes being with family makes it better. Patrick

[crooketarrow]

  Man you'll are bumbing me out.

 I'm not much for setting around either. Unless it's cold, then I can say heck with all my projects kick back watch TV. or stay in front of the key board.

  But I can't do it for long. I'm one of those people depending how you look at it. Either blessed or cursed to have to much engery.

[lebhuntfish]

Well if it makes you feel any better, I'm feeling better! Patrick

[crooketarrow]

  I'm good but thanks for the thought.

[bow101]

Gone thru that "want but not the desire"  deal a few times.  Lately I have out in the Garage 12 days in the last 16. Doing different stuff sometimes helps.  Funny thing becasue the other I went to the Archery Club, there were about 25 people, mostly family with kids.  Not 1 person and I repeat not one person was playing with their smart phone or yipping on the cell phone.

I was there for an hour and felt like I went back in time 40 years, everyone was enjoying the indoor target shooting, the camaraderie and having fun.     I will be returning in Haste.

[Pat B]

I haven't worked on a bow for over a month, now. I have a stave sitting right out in plain site to help me remember to work on it but so far I haven't felt like it. I've been through this a few times over the years and I know it will return but until I am ready I'll just find something else to do.
 I've tried pushing it and forcing myself to work on bows(or whatever) but it rarely works out well when I do. Sometimes you just have to set things aside and walk away until you are in the right mind.

[lebhuntfish]

You guy's are right. I've done the whole don't feel like it today thing a few times but I've been at this pretty much for a month with the exception of maybe 1 to 2 days.
Things are moving up for me though. I just made a deal with a friend of mine that has a huge rattler skin that doesn't know what to do with it. I think my finish on one of my bows just changed. Maybe that's why I haven't done anything with it yet. Now I'm kinda excited to get to working on it again. Patrick

[sleek]

Is it the bow I think it is?

[lebhuntfish]

Rawhide back one! The one that's so fast! Patrick