Home Again, Safe and Sound???

I have returned from my summer adventure. It has been over a month since my return but I was swept into the furry of life back here in America so intensely that I have just now been able to update my blog. It is wonderful to be back with friends and family; traveling away helped to refresh my perspective. It is so easy for me to slump into a constant pattern of living that I needed something to break me out of the constraints of the American culture. If you detect an undertone of criticism and frustration; if you share a concern about the constricting capitalistic society that is creeping around the globe, then please help me. I am thrashing in a furry of discontent. Well, that sounds a tad dramatic, but I guess it is true. As I evolve out of this summer experience, I would like to convert this blog into a dialog about cultivating peace, celebrating change, about living consciously. Any thought?

Tip Top Of Africa ~ Climbing Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro: the highest point in Africa and the tallest volcano in the world. Okay, I stated this to brag a bit and make it sound like a physical triumph, but in all honesty the true challenge was in conquering my mind and in unleashing my will. The name Kilimanjaro means impossible journey. Yet, when I took my first step upon the trail I felt an excitement stir deep within me; a connection to the majestic nature arround. Kilimanjaro is a strong, wise woman who led me on a journey to claim those qualities within. I stepped along the length of her anciet, womenly body and climbed slowly up the length of her spine, moving into a sense of harmony. As I became deeply in tune to my body, I was able to change the channel of judgment and censorship that has dominated my self perception. How sad is it that it took harsh external conditions in order to make me turn inwards and self nurture. Liberation came from thrusting myself at the mercy of the mountain for struggle is a decadent sweetness on the pallet of self-determination. And how focused my determination was! I turned a dream into a reality and reached the top by never letting my mind entertain anything other than success. On the 2nd of August, 2007 and 7:50am I stood on top of Africa and breathed in the view; and now I have mountains beyond mountain to climb!