"Inhabiting the San Juan River canyon for a few days feels like an actual merging of place and friendship with a certain deep affinity circulating between the humans and the landscape. It’s an immersion into something that’s equally comforting, awe-inspiring, and joyful," Rosie Carter writes in this personal essay about friendship with place and humans alike.
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I've been wondering lately what it is that can cause us to stand still in wonder. How a thing can catch hold of our senses in a way that makes us pause and respond with awe. Is it an external something or does it come from inside? I'm inclined to think it's an exceptional combination of both... something of a moment that brings surprise and beauty together with an opening of eyes, ears, heart. A moment when your senses can directly connect with your surroundings in a personal way. And I'm pretty sure the ol' brain has little to do with it. Without the brain interjecting, those un-narrated moments can seem a little magical.
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Life is rather tricky to maneuver through no matter where you are. Opportunity is embedded in community and you're lucky if you find a place you love. The rest is just attitude and perspective.
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The acknowledgement on everyone's part that not knowing what the heck you're up to is really just inherent in being alive was immensely helpful to hear.
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They tumbled out onto the street where the hawk grabbed the dove and was about to take off when a pack of three ravens swooped in, squawking crazily, and chased the hawk with dove down the street, all of them flying just inches above the pavement…
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