If you know me, you know my living in Colorado is no random place, like where I happened to be born, but intentional because of its beauty and my love of the mountains. Gareth grew up here, but it has been his self-found love of these same things, with a greater intensity, that he possesses as a result. I have a level of respect for the mountains that is lost to him in his intensity of love for them (i.e. I couldn't climb or ski the peaks like he does). But I have claimed an intensity of love of the "products" (facial toners, moisturizers and cleansers that are too expensive for me to buy nowadays) which is greater than his, but then again, he is a boy! (Product girls, you know who you are and can relate, now imagine of you woke up with no product, no income and a super-great BOY telling you he will get whatever you need and your 1 oz. facial lotion is only available fifty miles away and costs fifty bucks... try justifying that over the local cheap"Dove" products... product girls, you know what I'm talking about! I hope you don't know but you can imagine the horror!)
So we had a long overdue camp trip to the Southeast Utah dessert over the weekend and it was much -needed by our psyches. We car- camped in the "Westy" and brought our doggies along. I slept great and I did walk with my love Gareth on a hiking trail that went down to the level below us so we could see petroglyphs and I can say for sure that I have not lost my love of hiking or of camping or of the outdoors! Being so immersed in such beauty helps a person forget the terrible things (like my physical challenges, though the trail reminded me) that may be going on around them. My mind finds these things so much more beautiful than I have ever thought and every camp trip I go on will be that much more appreciated as a result. Colorado is where I can be found, thankfully!
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I am a product girl as well and have shuddered more than once at using product other than well..."the good stuff"...however...I will give huge props to St Ives Elements "stuff"....the olive oil scrub is great.......
Hello Marilyn,
Your openness around your recovery continues to touch my heart and mind. I've said before that both you and Gareth have different and equally powerful gifts of expression that touch my life with healing. You speak to realities that are part of my own recovery from ptsd and its associated trauma as well as Michael's experience as my partner on this journey. The Ghandi quote from Tracye last week was so right on. Amazingly this challenge has taught me about finding peace within myself regardless of what's occurring around me. I have a deep sense that this skill is becoming more and more important as the world around us becomes more and more complex. You are a remarkable young woman with a remarkable young man walking beside you. Thanks again to you both! Barb
yo product gueen, I knew you could tell I was using real shampoo during your "sleep" you had more of an awareness!! Rowin and I watched 4 great huge Grey Whales rolling around today, It was the most peaceful thing Ive seen in ages.
Loves to you
steph and row
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