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This Langston Hughes poem captured my heart long ago.
Hold fast to your dreams,
For if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
It is amazing what we can create when we keep our dreams alive - no matter what "they" think.
Have you ever let someone take away your dreams? What did you do to get them back?
I love the mystic poet Rumi; his words live across time and space, and always speak to my heart.
Awake! reminds me to listen, to get up, and to write when I am awakened in the early morning hours.
I'm still learning.
We must be aware and open when inspiration strikes, or when it coyly peeks through the door.
Awake!
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
Where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open
Don't go back to sleep.
~ by the mystic poet Rumi
Are you listening?
Congrats to Chaco!
Chaco Canyon is to be featured on the New Mexico quarter for the new national park quarter series. The quarters will highlight one park or site per state or territory.
They will appear in order, based on when the park was established, beginning in 2010, with five parks per year through 2021. Chaco (officially Chaco Culture National Historic Park) was established in 1907, and will appear on a quarter in 2012.
"These new quarters will honor some of our most revered, treasured and beautiful national sites - majestic and historic places located throughout the United States and its territories that truly make us 'America the Beautiful,'" United States Mint Director Ed Moy said. "The designs will help reinvigorate interest in our national parks, forests, fish and wildlife refuges, and other national sites, as well as educate the public about their importance to us and our history."
A PR Newswire article on MarketWatch has the full article, including the quote above.
I wonder what Chaco image will be featured on the quarter - Pueblo Bonito from above, Bonito doors, Fajada Butte ... any ideas?
William Faulkner helps me remember why I write ... and what I need to do, which is to write, and write, and write some more.
For all you writers, and hope-to-be writers, this is for you.Sometimes we forget that we have this talent. It sits bottle-necked while we run to the store, wash clothes, and hit a few balls at the golf course. But to experience those AHA! moments where the work surprises even you, you have to write thousands of words regularly, daily, frequently.When your subconscious cranks out words better than your conscious mind can imagine, magic happens. And that only occurs with a habit and an addiction to putting the words on the paper.
(Thanks to Hope Clark, in December 2005).
Now excuse me while I go write.
I'm thrilled to let you know that the Gallo Campground at Chaco will reopen on September 17, with limited services. That is much sooner than previously expected.
The ability to camp close by, rather than 20 miles away, makes a big difference. I think it's a smart move for them to reopen to campers, bringing back visitors during the beautiful fall season.
Because emergency repairs to the septic system are still being done, lack of running water limits campground services. Basically this just means semi-primitive camping.
Here are the limitations:
Campsites are still $10 per night - a bargain.
I'm checking my calendar to see when I can get to Chaco this fall. How about you?
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