This past week might have been the best week of my entire life.

Fun. Love. Laughter. Progress.

The week prior, this particular group of boys had a very difficult time.
Hard hike, hard staff, hard individual trials, etc., etc.

"I think last week was the hardest week of probably my entire life."- Young Walker

We decided that FUN was the only solution.

Lots of good quotes came from what became, the week of nonstop laughter.
Here are a few with some background information...

One young walker during fire circle had his little bag of tang out and was dipping the wooden spoon into it, then back into his mouth (the young walkers like to do this till their tongues bleed). It was dark outside and all of a sudden we see him lean forward and start spitting something out of his mouth. Turns out he missed his bag of tang and got a spoon full of sand. This quote followed shortly thereafter:

"The only reason Jesus turned water into wine is because He didn't have sand to turn into tang."

This is just a good reminder of what necessities really are:
"I'd do anything for a trashcan fire right now."

A young walker requested a Book of Mormon from his shadow (therapist). His parents are not LDS and really didn't think he would receive one. He decided if they didn't give him one he would ask for the Satanic bible.

"Well" he said, concluding the conversation, "I'll either be storing food in the basement or making crop circles in the backyard."

All around a good week :)

Not only was it hilarious, but a very effective week out on the trail.
Every single boy in the band made outstanding progress.
Challenges were accepted and acted upon, personal concerns were brought up and discussed, acceptance of and a desire to lift one another in the band became a priority,
and the purpose of ANASAZI (to turn hearts homeward and eyes upward) remained the focus.

I love what I do.

Same Rock, Different Angle.

This is a rock.

It's a big rock.

There's only one rock.

This rock is what makes us happy.
It's whatever it is that makes you happy.

Everyone sees, feels, smells, hears, and tastes the rock differently.
We all have different perspectives of it because we've grown up in different circumstances. We've acquired different likes/dislikes.
We are all in different positions in life where we see the rock from different angles.

But it's all the same rock.

Imagine this:
We see the rock from every position possible and therefore know the rock for exactly what it is.

Crazy, right?

Not crazy.

So, in order to see all sides of the rock, we've gotta start moving.
We have to start seeing what other people see.

So what is it that makes you happy? What is it that makes your mom happy? Your dad?
Your dog? The tree outside?
Now what do they all have in common?

Let's find out.

Change.

I like to complain and think about solutions to problems rather than actually trying to solve them.

I like to think about what I'm going to do when I grow up rather than actually realizing that I'm already grown up and doing what I talk about.

I have big ideas but I don't ever really get to planning them out.

Someone once tried to teach me to start small. I didn't listen. But now I'm remembering what he told me... that's good, right?

It's about becoming. It's about enjoying and being where you are.

Also, I love America and I love the year 2012.

I have an idea.