Opening

Welcome to Self-Recreation, a blog by Darron Collins. Actually, I suppose the only one I'm welcoming is me.

Here's the deal:

• I just turned 40
• My wife just turned 40
• I have had a damn good life so far, by my own account
• Wife and two kids, great family, enough resources, great neighborhood, good job, etc.
• But somehow I'm looking for something more -- out of me, more than out of my relationships or job.

I'm the kind of guy that's done some cool stuff physically -- run a trail marathon; done adventure racing; in reasonable shape for my age; good adventures. But there's got to be more there! And, so, this blog is about recreation - radical recreation. Radical self re-creation - of mind, body, spirit, soul, etc.

Recent inspiration: John Francis' book, can't even recall the name, but he walked for 20 years without ever using motorized vehicles and he was also SILENT for 17! Also, I woke up this morning after sleeping 12 hours -- yes, 12 hours -- and was completely zonked. Something's got to change.