Medicine wheel turns

The Medicine Wheel "is a symbol for the wheel of life, which is forever evolving and bringing new lessons and truths to the walking of the path.  The Earthwalk is based upon understanding that each one of us must stand on every spoke of the great wheel of life many times, and that every direction is to be honored.  Until you have walked in others' moccasins or stood on their spokes of the3 wheel, you will never truly know their hearts.

The Medicine Wheel teaches us that all lessons are equal, as all talents and abilities.  Every living creature will one day see and experience each spoke of the wheel and know those truths.  The Medicine Wheel is a pathway to truth and peace and harmony.  The circle is never ending, life without end. 

The Medicine Wheel is life, afterlife, rebirth, and the honoring of each step along the way." Jamie Sams & David Carson

Retiring from the work force spins the wheel from a life of being a human 'doing' to a human 'being'.  I have found myself in the spiritual luxury of exploration for exploration's sake without the burden of making a living; discovering that what I need to live is very little.   I am reminded of George Carlin's routine on 'stuff' where we end up buying larger spaces to put our 'stuff' to get more stuff.  I decided last year to purchase a 1980 Dodge recreation van for $250.00 for my retirement journey.  It cost almost that much to have it towed to where I lived at the time.  I have spent hours scrubbing, removing wasps nests, and various other odd jobs since then.  It starts but it doesn't run or pass inspection yet.  I named it The Beast because it's big, heavy and kinda scary looking.