The Medicine Wheel

Has changed me.

My river is deep and flows in the south. My spirit and self wealth rises in the east. My mind calls upon the wisdom of every breath the earth exhales in the north. My body will strengthen through awareness and love; it will guide me on my path in the west.

Let this flow and then I will be.

You've probably all wondered where I've been.  What have I been doing that has kept me from writing on this website.  Well, as you may suspect if you've been keeping up with my journal, I've been volunteering with the Barack Obama campaign for Change.  I have been a team leader for Voter Registration in my area.  And what a wonderful experience it has been!  I recently was invited to our local Campaign For Change office one evening after hours to be thanked for my work. I've been tirelessly putting in many hours hosting voter registration drives all over my county in Colorado.  What has happened by this army of volunteers is something miraculous.  You see, our county has always been republican.  In matter of fact, one year ago, there were about 27,000 more republicans registered than democrats.  By the last day to register new voters, October 6, one week ago, a change has occurred.  A change completely unexpected by those in the Obama campaign.  By our tireless efforts and long hours, we've changed that around.  There are now about 2000 more democrats registered in this county - a shift seen here, and across the country.  A shift that shows America is tired of being on the sidelines.  We all want to join in and make sure we are heading in the right direction. 

There is still plenty of work to be done: phone calls, canvassing, reaching out to people to make sure they vote.  Its going to be a long hard journey.  I've already got plenty of stories to tell, stories that raised my spirits, and stories that did not.  Maybe one day I'll have the time to write down a few of them, share them with you.  Right now, I'm on my way out the door again, another day, another volunteer opportunity...

October 5, 2008 - The Wizard and Dominick

What a wonderful two days we had this year at the Land of Oz.  The weather was perfect and we had approximately 8300 people visit Beech Mountain just to attend Autumn at Oz.  This makes two years in a row of perfect weather.  We're hoping to make it three for the October 3rd and 4th of 2009!  Y'all come!!

October 3, 2008

Photo opportunity at The Pinnacle Inn Resort on Friday afternoon brought many people out.

October 4, 2008

The first day of the event, Saturday, brought over 4500 people to Beech Mountain.  You can see the beginning of our colors changing.  It's a great time of year to be in the High Country of NC.