Nature and the Pursuit of Life: Memorable Moments without a Camera

I woke up feeling totally energized on this June morning and thankful that my wife Nadine talked me out of rolling to the bars with my boys the night before. The weather has been hotter then a cayenne pepper across Michigan this last stretch, so I was relieved to notice that my iPhone weather app said the current temp was 75 degrees, finally a bit cooler. After digesting my morning dose of online media and clearing out 100 or so emails, I put on my work out shorts and prepared to sweat for a half hour of hard core exercise. Looking outside, I just had to grab a rod and reel and toss a pointer swimbait out a couple times in the lake behind our house as the big bass love them this time of year.

I walked to the dock and a few casts later a solid largemouth smacked my bait. I knew he was a fatty by the ripple of the water as he was just beneath the surface and by the way he was pulling line. He tugged the bait into the cat tails and became tangled up. I realize I have no choice but to either lose my lure and maybe kill this beautiful fish, or take my shoes and socks off and jump in and go get him. Needless to say I did the latter.

I didn’t have my cell phone with me so I couldn’t take a picture, but that didn’t much matter to me as it is now another great memory in the field. Something that I love about the outdoors are the conscious moments where we have experiences that will always become a part of us. I will always treasure these 10 minutes in the lake behind my house and I do not need a picture or a video for that. When conscious, the video is in the mind and soul of a true outdoorsman. Sometimes in life the most precious memories are the ones that go un-captured on camera, but rather live inside and as a part of us. To me, this is what memories in the outdoors are all about.

David Farbman

The only thing typical about my life is the non-typical nature that I appear to live in. I firmly believe in the natural order of the world, and I find that this belief helps to navigate me through life, business, and relationships, resonating with my soul. I am in flow with nature and the universe in this way. I blog in an effort to pass on a message about the connections between nature, hunting, and life. Within that realm lies an authentic, clearer path to universal connectivity that I try to live in. The answers to many of our desired outcomes can be found there. My desired outcome is to successfully pass on the ideas, wisdom, and karma that come to me because of my connection with nature and the universe. As this script unfolds in my life, I want to share and help others while adding to the greater good of the world. Many people claim this, but I truly mean it and I bring it into action every day I am on this earth--or at least I sure try. I learned to hike, camp, canoe, horseback ride, fish, and sling arrows at a very young age. A spiritual connection with the outdoors came to me as a little boy and the power of this connection has greatly increased over my lifetime. As a hyper-active person since birth, nature has always settled me down and focused me in while helping me tap into thoughts and ideas that exist within the ether. By thinking, feeling and then willing something to happen after first opening our minds and our vision in a neutral state, we can achieve that which is otherwise unthinkable. I turned 40 years old last October and this past year has served as my catalyst year to promote change. I am in a process of self-actualization as I try to live present in each moment of each day. As part of this process, certain feelings must be turned into actions and done so with complete authenticity. I often write thoughts that come to me and in turn help others--and I believe the greatest return in life is to successfully give. I founded Outdoor Hub in 2007 along with a talented bunch of people and together we created something special. For as long as I can remember I have dreamed of doing something that would help to grow the outdoors and grow hunting--earning it the respect it deserves amongst those who choose not to hunt. I am so excited to be on this journey and I invite you into the field, to climb up a tree, to crawl through the swamps and be one with nature together. Thank you for joining me, the hunt is on...