Reflections

Natasha Bergen is a YouTuber, Traveler, and an all around … Inspiration. I’ve been following her adventures for a long time now and I am so happy she agreed to share one of her stories. Her current quest is to summit the tallest mountain in every European country, along with experiencing all that continent has to offer. https://www.youtube.com/@NatashaBergen I Climbed Mount Olympus Alone in ONE Day 🇬🇷 GREECE (13/50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdcVsC2rT8 GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🌐 Unleash Your World 🌐 ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL If you feel the love and want to support our efforts, please consider one of these options: Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/thepiratewanderer Paypal: https://paypal.me/thepiratewanderer SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Website: https://rickhiggins.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

CAROLINE TETSCHER “If folks want to contribute to a charity of my choosing, we could definitely use any and all donations at our American Legion Post 37 in Norfolk, VA (but do not contribute to national, we won't see the money). We are an all-volunteer organization that helps both veterans and the public including a monthly major food distribution that generally attracts 60+ families. Below is our Website, and when they scroll down there's a DONATE NOW button, which will go directly to our chapter. Greatly helps local veterans and veteran services, along with citizens in need. THANK YOU!” https://legionpost37va.org Reflections is a video podcast, simultaneously broadcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other outlets.  Each episode showcases a storyteller who shares tales from their own lives.  Life changing struggles and obstacles, and how they pushed through to the other side. Hosted by Rick Higgins and The Pirate Wanderer YouTube channel, Reflections brings real stories and real outcomes to your favorite podcasting provider. If you would like to share your own stories, please contact us through rick@rickhiggins.com for more details. GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🌐 Unleash Your World 🌐 ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Be a Speaker on Reflections: https://buff.ly/48nXnik SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Sponsors: https://masteringthesecondhalf.com Website: https://rickhiggins.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken There are no rulebooks. We each get to choose our own hero's journey. But there is commonality in our quests for personal happiness, and it's in those beliefs that we come together here. Me personally? I live in a bus (for now). My thing is exploring life like a nomad. Travel, adventure, and wonder. (Yea, I'm a little bit ADHD and I kinda need constant stimulation). Welcome to The Pirate Wanderer! I'm Rick, your host and life-guide. It's so nice to meet you ... and I can't wait to see what great things we can do together. Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

ANDY PARKER For over 20 years I have built a career in technology and Digital design. I’ve worked in some of the world’s best design agencies and was a senior member of the British Government’s Government Digital Service. Navigating a career in the fast-pace of the web did not come easy. Self taught, I flunked out of school, lied my way into college and got fired from quite a few jobs. It wasn’t until I was in my late 30s that I was diagnosed with Autism. This is where my journey into becoming a coach began. My passion for music, and art not only guided me to a career in digital design, it influences everything I do. I’m a grassroots champion, I love supporting people that take the DIY ethos of the punk movement, and build the things they want to see and invite everyone along for the ride. https://theuxcoach.com Reflections is a video podcast, simultaneously broadcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other outlets.  Each episode showcases a storyteller who shares tales from their own lives.  Life changing struggles and obstacles, and how they pushed through to the other side. Hosted by Rick Higgins and The Pirate Wanderer YouTube channel, Reflections brings real stories and real outcomes to your favorite podcasting provider. If you would like to share your own stories, please contact us through rick@rickhiggins.com for more details. GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🌐 Unleash Your World 🌐 ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Be a Speaker on Reflections: https://buff.ly/48nXnik SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Sponsors: https://masteringthesecondhalf.com Website: https://rickhiggins.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken There are no rulebooks. We each get to choose our own hero's journey. But there is commonality in our quests for personal happiness, and it's in those beliefs that we come together here. Me personally? I live in a bus (for now). My thing is exploring life like a nomad. Travel, adventure, and wonder. (Yea, I'm a little bit ADHD and I kinda need constant stimulation). Welcome to The Pirate Wanderer! I'm Rick, your host and life-guide. It's so nice to meet you ... and I can't wait to see what great things we can do together. Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

PAT WETZEL Host, Bump In The Road Podcast Author of Bump In The Road Book Series Bump In The Road: 15 Stories of Courage, Hope and Resilience www.BumpInTheRoad.us Reflections is a video podcast, simultaneously broadcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other outlets.  Each episode showcases a storyteller who shares tales from their own lives.  Life changing struggles and obstacles, and how they pushed through to the other side. Hosted by Rick Higgins and The Pirate Wanderer YouTube channel, Reflections brings real stories and real outcomes to your favorite podcasting provider. If you would like to share your own stories, please contact us through rick@rickhiggins.com for more details. GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🌐 Unleash Your World 🌐 ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Be a Speaker on Reflections: https://buff.ly/48nXnik SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Sponsors: https://masteringthesecondhalf.com Website: https://rickhiggins.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken There are no rulebooks. We each get to choose our own hero's journey. But there is commonality in our quests for personal happiness, and it's in those beliefs that we come together here. Me personally? I live in a bus (for now). My thing is exploring life like a nomad. Travel, adventure, and wonder. (Yea, I'm a little bit ADHD and I kinda need constant stimulation). Welcome to The Pirate Wanderer! I'm Rick, your host and life-guide. It's so nice to meet you ... and I can't wait to see what great things we can do together. Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

THOMAS R. WILSON Thomas shares his story of an educational system unable to accommodate his diagnosis of Bi-Polar Disorder. https://linktr.ee/ndttrpg ELLEN BUSCH Ellen shares her story of the same educational system, only in her case her parents were told that her diagnosis of Dyslexia was essentially a death sentence. https://www.ellenbusch.com Reflections is a video podcast, simultaneously broadcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other outlets. Similar to The Moth from NPR, each episode showcases storytellers who share tales from their own lives. Successes, failures, lessons learned. Travel, humor, and real life. Hosted by Rick Higgins and The Pirate Wanderer YouTube channel, Reflections brings real stories and real outcomes to your favorite podcasting provider. If you would like to share your own stories, please contact us through rick@rickhiggins.com for more details. GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 💚 Thanks for watching! ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Be a Speaker on Reflections: https://buff.ly/48nXnik SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Sponsors: https://masteringthesecondhalf.com Website: https://rickhiggins.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken There are no rulebooks. We each get to choose our own hero's journey. But there is commonality in our quests for personal happiness, and it's in those beliefs that we come together here. Me personally? I live in a bus (for now). My thing is exploring life like a nomad. Travel, adventure, and wonder. (Yea, I'm a little bit ADHD and I kinda need constant stimulation). Welcome to The Pirate Wanderer! I'm Rick, your host and life-guide. It's so nice to meet you ... and I can't wait to see what great things we can do together. Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

AUTUMN CAROLYNN Autumn shares her story of a cancer scare at a young age which led to a realization of how her life should ever move forward. Traveling in Wonder: A Travel Photographer's Tales of Wanderlust is an author’s extended letter to the many countries she's visited, first as a student traveling abroad, then as a flight attendant, a travel agent, and more recently, a travel photographer. Traveling in Wonder is a former flight attendant’s reflections on the 30 countries she traveled to or lived in within 30 years. Traveling in Wonder is also a love letter to self, and the courage it takes to get on a plane and go, but also in choosing not to run away from your problems in the present, and equally, letting ordinary days teach you more about yourself. Traveling in Wonder is going to be released on February 24th, 2024. Autumn Carolynn received her bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Illinois State University and Canterbury Christ Church University. She is a published author with Spoon River Poetry Review and has worked as an on-air DJ for two radio stations. Autumn produced a creative writing segment aired on WGLT, an NPR station, which introduced writers from all over the Midwest and allowed them to share their work on air. She is an award-winning travel photographer who owns her business, Autumn Carolynn Photography. One can find her work across multiple galleries, including the Northrup King Building, one of the largest art complexes in the United States. She resides in the Twin Cities and enjoys rescuing animals, walking her dogs, snuggling her cats, and playing music with her husband in her spare time. https://www.autumncarolynn.com https://www.facebook.com/autumncarolynnphotography https://www.instagram.com/autumncarolynnphotography https://www.tiktok.com/autumncarolynnphotograph https://youtube.com/@autumncarolynnphotography RICK HIGGINS Host, The Pirate Wanderer Rick shares his tale of surviving full-body paralysis (twice!) and how his life changed after the experiences. MAUREEN SCANLON Maureen shares her story of domestic abuse and a long but fruitful journey towards self-love. Certified Master Life Coach, Award Winning Author, Relationship Expert and Podcast Host. https:///lifecoachmaureen.com Reflections is a video podcast, simultaneously broadcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other outlets.  Similar to The Moth from NPR, each episode showcases storytellers who share tales from their own lives.  Successes, failures, lessons learned.  Travel, humor, and real life. Hosted by Rick Higgins and The Pirate Wanderer YouTube channel, Reflections brings real stories and real outcomes to your favorite podcasting provider. If you would like to share your own stories, please contact us through rick@rickhiggins.com for more details. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome To Reflections 0:42 Autumn Carolynn 9:44 Rick Higgins 15:56 Maureen Scanlon GET THE NEWSLETTER! https://thepiratewanderer.beehiiv.com/subscribe 💚 Thanks for watching! ----- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Membership: https://thepiratewanderer.com Pirate Shoppe: https://buff.ly/3sPFauB Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins Be a Speaker on Reflections: https://buff.ly/48nXnik SUPPORT YOURSELF Nomads Academy: https://nomads.academy INFO Sponsors: https://masteringthesecondhalf.com Website: https://rickhiggins.com Articles: https://rickhiggins.medium.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://instagram.com/2ndhalfmastery Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepiratewanderer Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC

We're looking for people to publicly bare their souls … and you seem like just the person we need! 🙂 Hi, my name is Rick Higgins … did I get your attention? LOL! I run a YouTube channel called The Pirate Wanderer. We have a podcast within the channel (and also on Spotify, Apple, all the usual places) called "Reflections". Similar to The Moth from NPR, each episode showcases three storytellers who share personal tales from their own lives. Successes, failures, lessons learned. Travel, humor, and real life. Whatever story the teller wants to share. And I'd like to feature YOU as a storyteller! Here are the details … I need a 5-10 minute personal story about something that happened in your life that led to a change. Something that inspired you or helped you to grow. You can either film yourself (don't worry, I'll tell you how) or we can hop on a video call and I'll step you through it. Yes, it's a podcast but it's also a video. Spotify and YouTube allow for video podcasts. And if you have a personal brand or a charity that you wish to tag with your story, that will be included in both the description and in the introduction. The idea is to both entertain and inspire others with stories from our own lives. It's the basis for The Pirate Wanderer and we're also extending that to allow others to be inspirational as well. If you'd like to participate or want more information, either email me at rick@rickhiggins.com or drop me a DM. Thanks in advance! ~ Rick

Podcast Season 1 Episode 6 HOW HUMANS WORK Like many of you, I have a gift that keeps on giving. Long Covid. (My version is a seemingly permanently altered sense of taste and smell). But technically speaking I had "Long Something Nasty" way before I ever had Covid. Sometimes bad things just keep on well after the initial crisis ends. And sometimes the diseases are actual humans who tried to do you a favor, but didn't. 💚 Thanks for listening! Inspired by: This is THE WORST THING EVER … https://youtu.be/aHv5Yz5wDWM Read the whole article on Medium: https://rickhiggins.medium.com/covid-isnt-the-first-long-disease-4c52c6e8b6a2 ——————————————————— Want to support the channel? Get behind-the-scenes goodness? Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE! Yes friends, free! I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated. Pop on over and see what else is happening! Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com ——————————————————— Every week you can have a newsletter delivered right to your inbox! A simple once-a-week email with honest thoughts and suggestions about a more intentional and focused life. Brought to you from the back of a converted school bus. Plus news from every corner of the Slow The #%&*! Down empire (videos, podcasts, articles). Get THE NEWSLETTER! 📬 https://mailchi.mp/eb968a0cf3ab/slow-the-down ——————————————————— Hey sponsors and collaborators! If you want more information on how we can work together … 💼 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com --————————————————— And if you too are thinking about a restart in life, here's some help … 🛟 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com/2ndhalfmastery/#consult --————————————————— 💬 So, what's this channel all about? 🤒 "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬 Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC #podcast #life #choices --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

This is NOT your usual top 10 motivational list.  It's not "10 Super Wonderful and Fulfilling Minimalism Tips for a Clutter Free and Calmer Mind".  (Although that is a really GREAT title!).  No, this is more like the down-home advice your semi-often-drunk Uncle Bob gave you when your folks weren't in earshot.   "Happiness starts with saying no (like a two year old)" 💚 Thanks for listening! ——————————————————— Want to support the show?  Get behind-the-scenes goodness?  Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE!  Yes friends, free!  I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated.  Pop on over and see what else is happening!  Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com ——————————————————— Every week you can have a newsletter delivered right to your inbox!  A simple once-a-week email with honest thoughts and suggestions about a more intentional and focused life.  Brought to you from the back of a converted school bus.  Plus news from every corner of the Slow The #%&*! Down empire (videos, podcasts, articles).   Get THE NEWSLETTER! 📬 https://mailchi.mp/eb968a0cf3ab/slow-the-down ——————————————————— Hey sponsors and collaborators!  If you want more information on how we can work together … 💼 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com --————————————————— And if you too are thinking about a restart in life, here's some help … 🛟 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com/2ndhalfmastery/#consult --————————————————— 💬  So, what's this channel all about? 🤒  "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬  Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀   Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you.  🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

I have been told that I’m the King of Procrastination. I have been called lazy. I have been described as someone who starts a thousand projects and finishes none. I am the very definition of Procrastination Royalty … well, I would be if only I could muster the effort to attend my own coronation. Did I just describe you as well? Are you part of the royal family? If so, welcome. We need to talk. ——————————————————— Want to support the channel?  Get behind-the-scenes goodness?  Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE!  Yes friends, free!  I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated.  Pop on over and see what else is happening! Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com ——————————————————— Every week you can have a newsletter delivered right to your inbox!  A simple once-a-week email with honest thoughts and suggestions about a more intentional and focused life.  Brought to you from the back of a converted school bus.  Plus news from every corner of the Slow The #%&*! Down empire (videos, podcasts, articles). Get THE NEWSLETTER! 📬 https://mailchi.mp/eb968a0cf3ab/slow-the-down ——————————————————— Hey sponsors and collaborators!  If you want more information on how we can work together … 💼 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com --————————————————— 💬  So, what's this channel all about? 🤒  "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬  Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

A tried and true way of improving some aspect of yourself has always been found in the self-help aisle of your local bookstore.  (Remember those?)  Then came the internet and we suddenly had online courses ... plus YouTube and the thousands of creators telling you what you wanted (and didn't want) to hear.  It was a win-win all around.  People got advice and subject matter gurus got a career. And then 2023 happened. "New Technology Requires Humans To Think MORE, Not Less" This is the story of how ChatGPT and other like-minded AIs are going to change the face of not just self-help, but pretty much everything we use the internet for.  (Think Google and YouTube).  Are we humans ready and prepared to use these new tools wisely?  Or is this just one more step towards larger echo chambers and more polarization?  Is global civil war just around the corner? ——————————————————— Want to support the channel?  Read interesting articles?  Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire behind-the-scenes, special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE!  Yes friends, free!  I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated.  Pop on over and see what else is happening! Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com ——————————————————— Every week you can have a newsletter delivered right to your inbox!  A simple once-a-week email with honest thoughts and suggestions about a more intentional and focused life.  Brought to you from the back of a converted school bus.  Plus news from every corner of the Slow The #%&*! Down empire (videos, podcasts, articles). Get THE NEWSLETTER! 📬 https://mailchi.mp/eb968a0cf3ab/slow-the-down ——————————————————— Hey sponsors and collaborators!  If you want more information on how we can work together … 💼 https://www.masteringthesecondhalf.com --————————————————— 💬  So, what's this channel all about? 🤒  "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬  Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

So … there's a YouTube channel called struthless which is hosted by a guy named Cam.  He's fun.  He does motivational videos from a goofy Australian dude's perspective.  And on his 30th birthday he made a list of 30 rules to live by.  Pretty decent rules, most of them.  And he encouraged others to do the same.  (Make their own lists, I mean). Well I'm 61, but you probably don't want to hear 61 rules, right?  So I subtracted my pre-adult years from that number … and I'm not saying that I ever actually achieved adulthood, but work with me here … and that math leaves (61 - 18) … carry the remainder and divide by pi … equals 43!   So yes dear campers, today I give you 43 precise, wonderful, and insightful rules of a purposeful life … that almost surely could even be correct. "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you." ——————————————————— Want to join the Slow Living movement and support the channel?  Read interesting articles?  Interact with the cool kids? Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com --————————————————— Want to play along and chat?  Head over to the COMMUNITY TAB! 👪 https://www.youtube.com/@rickhiggins/... --————————————————— Hi, I'm Rick … and I'm on a semi-sacred quest.   Short Version: I currently live in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me, you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Longer Version: My partner Nikki and I are wandering nomad-style to discover places and cultures, absorbing new ideas as we go. (However pokey that going might be). Life has the ability to teach us so much, if we only allow it time. (Deep, huh?) Longest Version: The rat race almost killed me. Dramatic? Yep! True? Also yes. Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, happy people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. So I'm turning my own personal bus around and heading in a new and wonderful direction. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you.  Pura Vida my friends. Pura Vida. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

We decided that the absolute best way for two 60-something human beings to live would be to purchase a 15 year old decommissioned school bus (Skoolie Life!), do the work ourselves to turn it into an "RV", and then live in it full-time as we drive randomly around the Americas (slowly!) … all without concrete plans or gainful employment. This episode is also a rousing discussion of time, because the ever-ticking clock plays a huge role in how and where we all live.  The problem, you see, is that we killed time. "Our Best Idea? Or Worst Mistake?" In today's episode we're going to give you a tour of our lifestyle and finally painted not-yellow bus (it's finally ready for prime-time!), as well as discuss why we're choosing this lifestyle.  And perhaps give you some inspiration for changes in your own world. And if you want to read more on the topic, check out this article on Medium! The Curious History of SLOW LIVING https://rickhiggins.medium.com/the-curious-history-of-slow-living-ac4c3995a697 ——————————————————— Want to support the channel?  Get behind-the-scenes goodness?  Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE!  Yes friends, free!  I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated.  Pop on over and see what else is happening! Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com --————————————————— 💬  So, what's this channel all about? 🤒  "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬  Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

Have I got your attention, you perv?  I'll bet you read that title and saw the artwork and thought … "Whoa!, a 70s porn podcast!".  Well, sorry to disappoint but … no.  (Not much anyway). "Slower is almost always better … almost" Welcome to the podcast (and the YouTube channel of the same name, if watching is more your thing).  Deeper and not faster relates to a pace of life.  Slow living as it were.  Only that name really doesn't describe what the lifestyle is all about.  Not even close.  Because you can be as fast as you want just as long as you do it with a purpose. ——————————————————— Want to support the channel?  Get behind-the-scenes goodness?  Hang out with the cool kids? Over on Patreon we have an entire special-stuff kind of world … AND IT'S 100% FREE!  Yes friends, free!  I mean you can chip in if you want, but it's not required … just appreciated.  Pop on over and see what else is happening! Join THE SLOTH CLUB! 🐌 http://theslothclub.com --————————————————— 💬  So, what's this channel all about? 🤒  "Daddy Issues ... and the Lost Art Of Slow Drinking" 💬  Ummm, excuse me? Hi, I'm Rick and I currently live and wander in a converted school bus, trying to create a more intentional and slower lifestyle. And believe me ... you can't get much slower than driving a skoolie. 😀 Basically I'm trying hard not to try so hard. To find joy, fun people, and a life that involves discovery and humor. To smile more and scream less. To eat my vegetables. And being the overly social person that I am, I want to share all of this with you. 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rickhiggins/support

We own a 33' travel trailer.  And we're in the middle of building out a 30' Skoolie.  One of these two platforms is going to be our home for the next few years and the other needs to go away.  The questions are which one and why. Thanks to  @DIY Gene  for asking such a great question and getting me to answer it! https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYGene ——————————————————— Watch These Next! ➡️ https://youtu.be/E3i6i9fT66A Installing SKOOLIE POWER Can't be THIS EASY • Bluetti Power System ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfX3c8A5hKPEYUTiAmAHP1LLs9EGAJZm7 BUILDING THE SKOOLIE (BUS LIFE BEGINS!) Thanks for watching! 💚 ——————————————————— 🚌 BUILDING THE HUCKLEBERRY! (Our Skoolie!) A Complete Build Out and Video List including links to parts and accessories! https://www.patreon.com/posts/building-skoolie-69596932 And we highly recommend the BLUETTI AC300 Complete Power Solution! https://amzn.to/3PmYgh8 ——————————————————— SUPPORT THE CHANNEL! Hi there! ... If you're interested in some behind the scenes action, exclusive content, or you just have an uncontrollable urge to directly support the channel ... become a Member and JOIN THE COMMUNITY!  😇  Lots of horrendous flubs and bloopers plus a bit of what’s ahead lies just behind the link below.  All for less than you just spent at that drive-thru.  (Just sayin’). 🖐🏻 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rickhiggins - or  - Perhaps a one-time tip to keep me on the road! ☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickhiggins ——————————————————— Hi, I'm Rick and I'm on a mission to experience all that life has to offer.  Both the semi-normal and the ever so slightly wacky and weird.  To live out my days constantly in motion.  Every week I bring you tales of (mis?) adventures as I wander nonstop looking for new places, experiences, cultures, and that all important food and beverage.  So join the community and come along for the ride! 🔗 http://rickhiggins.com Oh, and why the channel name RUNNING WITH SPOONS?  Because life isn't serious and neither am I.  (Plus they won't let me have scissors).   Produced by Mastering The Second Half LLC #RickHiggins #Skoolie #LifeChoices --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rickhiggins/message