Last year set the template for all future birthdays — National Park visit, local hike & dessert 🙂
- birthday month Nat’l Park visit: Crater Lake National Park. Check.
- trail ran 10+ miles at White Ranch Open Space in Golden, 2 loops of hike & hills in summer heat. Check.
- took advantage of Ash & Tom’s grilling skillz — chicken, grilled peaches & corn on the cob Friday; rib eye steak Saturday. Top that with homemade birthday cake: lemon curd, cream cheese icing, adorned with candied lemons. FAAANNNTASTIC!
Kicked off Birthday Week 2015 with dinner theatre in Boulder, front row table to Mary Poppins. Super fun Thursday, Chim-chimney!
Ended Birthday week at the Shambhala Mountain Center, an hour west of Fort Collins. Quiet, peaceful alone time, deep in the Colorado Rockies. Good place to reflect — where I am, where I’ve been, where I’m going.
excerpt from buddhism & gnomes, October 2013
Don’t expect this to be a popular viewpoint, but I believe my God loves all his people & works through a series of faiths/religions to develop & activate our spirituality. HUGE fan of prayer & meditation.
I’m not a follower of Happy Buddha [I’m Christian], so why go? I challenge you to put your mind in the right place – push out judgment & preconceived ideas – get quiet, close your eyes, breathe, pray/meditate.
Diggin’ birthday month — lookin’ forward to 2016 🙂
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