What I love about the New Year is a sense of optimism, combined with a healthy and humbling dose of realism. This is a pretty nice mix for any day of the year, including those at camp.
One of the reasons why Timberlake is still here after over 70 years is that we consistently dream big in a simple environment. We don’t do Lazer Tag, huge commercial floating rafts or All-camp competitive tournaments. That’s not our dream. We DO create Gala events, sit still in the woods, climb chimneys and generally test ourselves and have a lot of fun with just the basics.
I encourage all of you to take the TL spirit with you every day: create some more limitations in your life to push yourself to be more creative. Cut back on the stuff and live simply so that those big dreams have plenty of room.
Little moments of silence and quiet will get you there. And with a bit of imagination…. we can all be there together.