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Greetings!
I saw this photo by Glenn Jacobs for the first time this morning, and immediately thought of my Arab gelding Farside and of all the peaceful moments we had shared. I thought of the Colorado mountains that had become Farside's home, and of the rippling Arabian sands of his ancestors. When I trace Farside's bloodline back through the generations, I find not only foundation lines like Rose of Sharon, but I find unknown "desert bred" sires and dams. What small miracles transpired, I wonder, to bring Farside here to my world, two hundred years later? What large miracle might bring peace to the world we all share?
I immediately went to Glenn Jacobs' website f or permission to use the photo, but he lives halfway across the world near Qatar, on the Arabian Peninsula. I didn't expect a response. Yet within moments, he replied. "No worries," he wrote, "my best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and New Year."
If I trace my own ancestry back through my grandmothers' DNA, on one side I find the hunter and gatherers of the Magdalenian culture of cave art, made famous by the paintings at Lascaux in southern France and northern Spain and Portugal. On the other side, I find the desert-dwelling Bedouins of Arabia and Syria.
Without these ancient ancestors, I would not be here. My two children would not be here. My two beautiful granddaughters would not be here.
"Without light," Glenn Jacobs writes in the Introduction on his website, "you cannot produce a good photograph." The same, I believe, is true for good stories, and of course, for world peace. Light is hope, filling the darkness. Light is illumination, showing us the way. Light is faith in the journey, even as it ends.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world... as in being able to remake ourselves." How hard is it, really, to remake ourselves? To turn around now and face the light, instead of waiting until we're on our way to those waiting ancestors? To be one grain of sand in an ocean of peace? To love one grandchild, one horse, and thus to love them all?
Many thanks to Glenn Jacobs for extending his hand. Many thanks to all of you for extending your love and friendship. Wishing you all love and light this holiday season.
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WEAVING WORDS & WOMEN
PERU'S SACRED VALLEY
Sept 30-Oct 11, 2016. A 12-day adventure in Peru's Sacred Valley (Lima, Cusco, Pisac, Ollaytantambo, Patacancha, Machu Picchu). Includes Inca despacho ceremony, local markets, Peruvian cooking class, and time with Quechua weavers. "Watch the nimble fingers of the weavers with their vibrant strands of wool. Open the pages of your journal and weave a tapestry of words." Limited to 12 women. A Page Lambert Adventure in partnership with True Nature Journeys. The $500 deposit is due now.
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LITERATURE & LANDSCAPE
OF THE HORSE, WYOMING
May 31-June 5, 2016. What is it like to view the world through the eyes of the horse? Can horses really help us remember how to be present to our own joy? To remember a deeper wisdom? This 5-day adventure is for anyone who yearns for nature, longs to reconnect with horses, and hungers for creative inspiration in an authentic western ranch setting. Held at the historic Vee Bar Guest Ranch, this is the perfect place to ride, write, reflect and renew. $350 deposit will hold your horse! Only 4 spaces remain.
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