Memory Lane

16 Apr 1:21 am by Mark Kalch Category: Miscellaneous, The Expedition, Thoughts, Videos

A trip down memory lane. Remember this? 3 epic days with Nice and the boys on the Rio Apurimac. Please enjoy.

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Brings back memories…Nice is right..An epic journey for the ages!!

Comment by Matt Kalch — April 16, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Hi Boy’s,

Hope you are in good health and spirit. It is an amazing thing that you have done and allthough time has passed and all that was set out to achieve has been done. You must not let that feeling that you both had experienced on the bouy that was to be the signal that you have achieved it - the dreams and hopes became reality. It will always be hard to keep something burning inside that is such a high point - but you must not let the things in front of you dampen that torch as it is you that has done this and it is you who can only get up in the morning and turn up the heat.

When such a great achievement has taken place it is common-place that those involved experience some personal trying times as they search within again and wonder what possibly could replace what they have just experienced - well those who have done so and then kept on going on to higher and greater achievements - from what I can see have taken these achievements and almost refounded themselves through the experiences they took in their achievement and made it a new foundation that they could then move forward in life from.

In essence every time they achieve something that may be seen to be the highest point - they then seem to be able to take that and form it as their new low point.

I think it can be veiwed like watching a stock price on a graph - a stock will go to a record new price then come back to a point below this and again start to make its way up to that high again - this can continue for a while and then all of a sudden it will create a new high again and when it comes back down from that - the lowest point that it seems to not go below is what was the record high not so long before. It is as if as all the focus was on the new high and wether this new high can be sustained - a little fear comes in and it keeps dropping back - then back up to the new high and back down again - thiscysles over until one day the price goes past the new high and into unchartered territory, it keeps on going up and reached a new new high. Now it is at this point that when it comes back from this new new high point that a new low point is also created as the price now seems to not go below the first new high. So what was once feared of not being able to go above - is now the point that does not go below.

If we look at this and say well I might have some backyard movement along the way but I know by moving forward that this new high point that I have created in my life will soon be my bottom out. I will soar above it and create new highs as I go and soon will be moving from Glory to Glory. Saint Paul wrote 2000 years ago about this and he said that we must never look back but only forward as the prize is always ahead of us. He says that we must go from Glory to Glory meaning that we can never sit back on what we have done as there is something greater ahead and in summary if we look at Saint Paul’s life he had some lows but he surely had a life full of high points as even when he was shipwrecked with nothing he is able to turn it to Glory.

Boy’s keep on keeping on as this great adventure that you have completed will soon become the point that you won’t go below as there are many more great achievements that have been prepared for you and I am sure that you will see each one.

God Bless - hope this can make sense a little

I leave you with this thought -
If we look at where a person has reached great achievement (achievement that is unquestionable), if we look at their lives - before this great achievement became known to all, a great amount of sacrifice, trial and suffering took place in their lives. Without doubt through this - people we now know as great achievers lost the drive for themself and found a drive for other people - they took up a fight that was well outside themself - they put their hands up and said - God use me to help all these people who come after me. One of the greatest of these is Dr Martin Luther King - who gave his life to see others free.

Comment by Mick — April 19, 2008 @ 9:24 am
Hello Mark & Nathan

Good to hear from you again - we’ve been missing the posts from you but understand how busy you must be! There really is a void in our lives now but we will continue to check regularly, hoping that you will supply us with some more news whenever possible.

Mark, your new job sounds fantastic!!

All our best for your future endeavours - you can do anything now - absolutely anything!

Helen Lenahan & friends

Comment by Helen — April 19, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
Mark and Nathan

What going on?? Lots of our friends are asking us ‘why aren’t the boys keeping us informed about what they’re doing now?’

How about another post?

Donna

Comment by Donna Kalch — May 5, 2008 @ 7:58 pm