All tagged Personal Development

Do You Know When to 'Cut Sling Load?'

Do You Know When to 'Cut Sling Load?'

Lamare
Personal Growth

For you U.S. Army Vets that are reading this, it’s not about the detailed steps involved in the Air Assault procedure of dropping the load under the helicopter. Sorry. The saying, at least across the military, is synonymous with avoiding danger and/or an untenable situation. Some Veterans also use the adage, “Slip Right,” a Paratrooper term for avoiding a bad situation, or, “Break Contact,” a combat operational term that is a call to retrograde and discontinue engaging with the enemy. Please note, this is not synonymous with quitting. This is not looking at a situation, determining that it’s too hard, and giving up because it’s uncomfortable, your body hurts too much, or you are tired…

Why Joel Salatin Is So Important

Why Joel Salatin Is So Important

Lamare
Homesteading

We admire Joel because he has been able to, through many years, gain and implement his understanding of proper relationship between nature and animal husbandry, which he calls ‘permaculture’. What’s beautiful about his process is that he is able to operate on the land to support our modern food consumption but not disturb the natural cycle to the point to where it results in disease and pestilence.