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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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I have generally been treated well by my experiences in New Hampshire. Starting with summer vacations as a kid and catching my first brookie and brown trout as I learned to fish; choosing my college destination largely based on a sense of place; tons of fish and memories from the Connecticut River and its tributaries; a couple of lunker smallmouths and the largest green bass I've ever hooked; hiking, floating and camping; to say nothing of meeting my best friend and getting married there. I'd recently enjoyed the day amiably touristing with A, visiting some old, familiar places but finding some new ones, too. But it was the apparently complete silence of the night on February 15, 2020 that reminded me why I've got the Granite of New Hampshire deep within me. It was a simple walk to relieve the dog; but the utter stillness of the setting grabbed me. This was a different place than Boston or Lansing or even Casco Bay, and I need such a place in my life. What a pleasure to have been reminded of this. What a gift to recognize (and to be able to act upon) this need. I'm pretty sure that my annual, non-resident fishing license will be an investment in my well-being. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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