Saturday, April 17, 2010

gauntlet

The sun is shining.
Today has many good things in store. My wonderful beautiful friend is coming to see me today. She is so much fun, my only friend that can get my guts to laugh too. After a meditational training this evening, its sushi... visions of hamachi sashimi and unagi are rolling around in my brain....hmmmm, hotsprings and live music to follow. Last road trip with this funny/sunny friend of mine consisted of unhinged bellowing laughter as we impersonated every animal we could think of, while wearing blue wigs and pink sunglasses. Its hysterical the ways in which we can invariably interpret a donkey.

After a rough week, one that reverberated with disappointments, i am able to move forward. I stand strong, tall, and independent. I move through lifes gauntlet with a self taught manueverability, dancing, dodging, leaping, albeit smiling. However the glistening edged guillotine of unfulfilled expectations rendered me emotionally immobile, taking me out with one swift chop.

So, coming back to the understanding that my happiness, which is what we universally seek, is not derived by external events but by my state of mind.

so, deep breath, and a nod to experiences that plant seeds of growth, i move on to the next game of hopscotch...

Monday, April 12, 2010

Winter Season Skims to an end at Big Sky

Big Sky Resort went out in style this year, celebrating the end of the season with the 2010 Pond Skim last weekend. Mother nature cooperated nicely, adorned in blue skies and white fluffy snow. The sweet weather brought up a nice following too, the hills scattered with happy riders. I spent a good part of the morning getting acquainted with the more challenging parts of the hill. And by getting acquainted, I mean tumbling down the mountain, like a bruise-cruise. With my ego waning and glutes crying, I stuck to the more forgiving groomers from there out.
Around 4 o’ clock, a ginormous group of eager observers headed to the icy cold pond set up at the foot of Ambush run. The goal: glide across the water and don’t fall in, and hit a nice little kicker beforehand. Okay ready….go.



The contestants were indiscriminate in age, size, and ability. It isn’t too often you can see a 5 year old sporting a robin costume fly off a jump into an icy cold vat of water. Its also not everyday that you get to see a fly fisher in skis.




Teletubbies of every shade of the rainbow did flips and dips into the pond. Tonto from Lone Ranger flew off the jump, as did Gumby, and Superman. Chubaca even made an appearance. One skier was so excited getting ready, she forgot to put on her shirt.




And what makeshift Dr. Seuss party is complete without Thing One and Thing Two?



Those that decided to stick around for the festivities were able to stomp around in the snow a little longer to the flow of bluegrass band, Cropduster.

And to wrap it up, Dr. Suess style;

"You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way!"

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

breathe. i try and breathe. i try so hard.