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The Dirtbag Diaries

The Shorts-- Better Than Good Enough

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2018

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

After a breakup and a drinking habit sent John Gray in a downward spiral, he decided that he needed something radical to shake him out of his "life avoidance stupor." So, he signed up for a semester-long Outward Bound course that would take hime from the Appalachians to the Everglades to Costa Rica-- and change his outlook in a lasting way.

Transcript

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0:00.0

If the first 50 years were an experiment, to prove that a business could be

0:05.4

responsible and successful, turns out it's not just possible. It's profitable. So

0:12.5

what's next? What's next is simple. It's human power and it's finding the joy

0:17.8

in doing difficult things. What's next is turning capitalism on its head and

0:23.4

putting all our money where our mouth is. What's next is unstoppable. For nearly

0:31.4

50 years Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment. Find

0:35.8

more at Patagonia.com slash stories.

0:42.8

You're listening to the Dirt Pack Daries, a production of duct tape-len beer with

0:47.4

additional support from Kuwait because you love your bike. AG1, foundational

0:52.8

nutrition that supports whole body health and aura frames. The Wi-Fi connected

0:58.2

digital picture frame.

1:02.2

As a kid, I thought the world was my stage. Super 8 movies and VHS tapes record a

1:08.6

boy constantly hamming it up for the camera. Singing songs, dancing,

1:12.2

imitating the sweetest chef from the muppets or John Travolta in Greece. But at

1:18.0

age 10, I lost my best friend, a rise syndrome. A rapid swelling of the brain

1:22.6

associated with taking aspirin while recovering from a viral infection. One day

1:27.6

he left school with a chickenpox. A week later, I stood in the rain and watched a

1:33.5

small casket get lowered into the ground. Shortly after that, I became aware of

1:40.5

issues in my parents' marriage. Their relationship imploded in slow motion. My

1:46.2

senior year of high school, my mother asked my father to leave. During these

1:51.5

darkening years, the playful spirit I had as a child was consumed by feelings of

1:56.1

vulnerability and doubt. Instead of playing in the goofball, I protected myself

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