It’s a great question… and today, I’m not going to try to answer it.
But rather, I’d just like you to take a moment and look at this photo and contemplate for yourself on how living in a place like this would affect you. Would your life be better?… Enough so that having a place like this should become a goal to have, rather than just a daydream?
I heard it said the other day that “a goal without a date is just a wish”.
And we know that to be true… if we aren’t putting out some effort towards getting something it will likely never happen and then one day we will find ourselves living with the regret of never having tried.
So maybe, make this coming year the time where you will make the first small steps towards having a handmade home of your own. I’m working a little video now that I hope to release soon (free) that will give you a dozen or so inexpensive steps that you can take that will get you far enough down the path towards having a place like this that you will find yourself living in that cabin before you know it!
Originally posted 2015-12-19 15:21:53.
Noah, I love the idea to set a date when making a goal to buy a log cabin. My wife and I love the outdoors and I think that we would enjoy spending our time in the mountains living in a log cabin. I just hope that we can find one that is close to a small lake that my kids and I could enjoy during the summer.
For certain setting a date causes things to happen!
Happy cabin hunting!
I like how you point out that if you don’t put the effort towards getting something it will likely never happen, and then one day you’ll find yourself living with regret. My mom has always wanted to have a cabin, but she’s never pursued that dream before. I think it’s a great idea for her to look into buying a cabin so that she won’t have to live with that regret. Thanks for sharing.
Regret is a terrible thing.
Often what holds most back from pursuing the cabin dream is how overwhelming the entire process can seem… I often encourage folks to just take it one small step at a time. A good starting place is just saving images of places that one finds appealing. Going to home shows, watching videos, and looking for land. All of these cost little if any money but often will lead to eventually have one’s home of their dreams!
I like how you said that you can take steps now to have a home of your dreams. My wife and I are going on a trip and it seems that having a family cabin rental would be really handy. That way we can get a good idea of what we would like to have when we build our own home in the future.
Yes indeed… the process of getting ones dream home is often a slow stroll to get there… many who hurry towards their next home are often disappointed with the result.
I have found that many find the idea of having a dream home talored to what they want overwhelming… that there are too many obstacles… and so they freeze, never moving forward. To those I encourage the process of taking small steps… moving forward ever so carefully… but nonetheless… taking some action. It works, every single time.
Thanks for sharing with us your personal experience of living in the cabin up there on the mountain. As you mentioned, if having your own handmade home is what having a log cabin in the mountain will do, then your idea will appeal best to those who love that kind of experience. Maybe I will suggest to my husband to have a holiday experience in the mountain lodge like that.
Thank you for commenting Renz… many of the best moments of life have been those precious times of peace and quiet… found only in nature, and in a handcrafted home.