Doug’s Blog
Adapt & Thrive
Every creature serves a purpose in our shared eco-system that we can observe and learn from. If there is any animal that has mastered the ability to adapt and thrive when faced with fierce obstacles it is the coyote.Coyote Pack, Northern Colorado
Getting to the Top
I’ve been to the mountaintop. I’ve been to THIS mountain’s top, several times. In fact, my wife Toni has been to the summit. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, no. It’s ten miles round trip with over 3200’ in elevation gain. It’s quite strenuous - but there IS a secret....
Namooste
The sacred in me recognizes the sacred in you Wyoming
gros ventre
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”~ Pablo Picasso Gros Ventre, WyomingThe Gros Ventre Tribe originated in Canada and migrated south into Montana. Some continued on south to Wyoming. Their name is pronounced “grow-vahnt “ which may mean “big...
Rest Thou
“River! that in silence windestThrough the meadows, bright and free,Till at length thy rest thou findestIn the bosom of the sea!”~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson (from The Brook) Cache la Poudre River, Colorado
There for the Taking
“Some days he climbed over the foothills of indifference to see the landscape of his life and future for what it was: mappable, traversable, achievable.”~ Dave Eggers, A Hologram for the King San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Still I Rise
“You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may tread me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you?Why are you beset with gloom?'Cause I walk like I've got oil wellsPumping in my living room. Just like moons...
Ending, a New Beginning
Our individual stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with a thousand smaller beginnings, middles, and endings scattered in-between. Some of our endings are actually new beginnings. If I could speak anything of substance over your new year it would be this:...
Home
Home isn’t always a place, but it can be a feelingIt may be a personoften a memoryIt tends to be where you go when you run out of places to gothe whisper that drives you away from homes that aren’t….homeHome is where the soul runs barefootwhere your love unpacks it’s...
Great Conjunction
Will try again tomorrow night on Dec. 21, 2020. Jupiter and Saturn will appear just one-tenth of a degree apart, or about the thickness of a dime held at arm's length, according to NASA. The last time these two planets appeared so close was on July 16, 1623. Great...
I see you. Do you see me?
"Being seen is about simply existing in your truth and allowing others to witness that without attempting to hide, diminish, or justify yourself. When we allow someone to truly see us, we invite a deeper, more authentic connection." ~Celeste Larsen WyomingIt’s a crisp...
Adopt Nature’s Pace
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Northeast Colorado near the confluence of the Big Thompson River