Yes

We are the luckiest! 💚

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As you listen to Mill Creek, flanked on either side by walls of green from the trees in Redwood National Park:

✨ INVITATION:
Relax your jaw
Soften your gaze
Eyes on the water
Let the creek clear your mind
Breathe in belonging for 4
Hold gratitude at the top for 4
Breathe love out for 6-8

💚 Dream team

📣 In case you missed it, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is under attack, again. Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is leading the charge to protect the Monument, and it's all hands on deck to ensure that this land can be cared for and enjoyed by this and future generations. gsenm.org

This is part two of my reflections from a powerful weekend of stewardship and self-discovery on Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. We remediated graffiti in slot canyons and removed illegal fire rings, and remembered our relationship to self, community, and this beautiful place.

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But when we remember - when we sit with the land, breathe with it, serve it - we start to repair that relationship. One step, one story, one act of care at a time.

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Imagine if they invested in making their store a third space, where you could attend a talk or class, meet adventure buddies, and learn about gear, without having to shop. Better yet, if they expanded this idea outside of their stores since they are usually in affluent areas.

Imagine if they supported the #PublicLandsAlliance and other industry orgs and conferences that actually get to the matter of how the public lands are managed and how the nonprofit partners make it possible.

Imagine if they were transparent with their charitable giving so we could see the majority of their donations go to white-led orgs while they want you to give them cookies for how much they support 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other intersectional communities that are historically underrepresented.