I am in a hotel room in London. I’m on the 9th floor with a fantastic view of the city lights. The London Eye is visible off to the right. A full moon hangs low in the sky competing against the multitude of lights that make up the London city skyline. I am down here [...]
|
||||||
Coach ClayThis blog is where I write out loud about the things I’ve been thinking, seeing, hearing and reading. You can think of it as a sort of first draft of what is currently percolating through my mind. I am a writer, speaker, and coach; former U.S. Army Infantry Officer, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point.
 |
I am on a train headed home after 4 days on the road. Yesterday was the culminating exercise of the team building event. We put a 100 people through an Antarctic themed orienteering challenge across Hamburg. My station was the Hjelper sled assembly and man haul. In case you are wondering what a hjelper sled [...] Hamburg, Lindner Hotel, 23:49hrs – We spent most of the day prepping for the main event which takes place tomorrow. You can plan only some much from the comfort of your desk, but it isn’t until you get your feet on the actual ground that the plan can be fully realized. And that is just [...] I have about an hour left before my taxi arrives to take me to the train station. I see two ladies walking back from the school run. They are walking side by side, each pushing a baby stroller. They look calm and at peace through the looking glass that is my living room window. I have [...] I want to understand the whole of the world. I want to write for people like me who want to explore the world in a thoughtful and intelligent manner. Not blind devotion. Not insane fanaticism. Only thoughtful seekers of truth. My internal mental alarm clock went off at 0500. I wasn’t ready to get up. I [...] |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2010 claylowe.com - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
