Tag: Colorado

Pebble or Seed

August 2, 2015

You can ignore the pebble in your shoe for only so long. While hiking in Colorado, a tiny pebble made its way into my shoe. It was Day 1 of a too-brief weekend retreat; I was intent on exploring when I first noticed and ignored it. Up the paths, over the stream where the prayer flags … More Pebble or Seed

Draw a line

July 28, 2015

I finally made it to the mountains. As the drive across Kansas ended, Colorado’s front range came into far distant view. I wept. Through Owl Canyon and then into the Shambhala Mountain Center at Red Feather Lakes, tears pooled. It felt so silly and so…well-like the tears had waited a long time to come. Gratitude. Sniffy soggy gratitude.  During the … More Draw a line