Recordings of a Journey…
Creative Connections: Earth and Sky in Ecuador
On October 6, 2011, Seven travellers flew to Ecuador for an eleven day adventure into the Rain Forests and Mountains of Ecuador.
Lead by and part of the mission and vision of AlliancExchange, a non profit organization working to promote cultural and economic sustainability in Rain Forest communities, these travellers were treated to a first-hand cultural exchange unmatched by most travel experiences.
Our great thanks to our new friends at Yachana Lodge and Travel who made our trip memorable for its wonderful venues and experience, and my humble thanks to all of those who supported me in envisioning and planning this trip, as well as our wonderful travellers who made the journey memorable and rewarding!
The Journey Begins….
Away up high
In a pink and purple sky
familiar land slips slowly by..
Lifted to watch the sea’s display
of patterned silk where dolphins play
A faint horizon’s glow
misty off in the unknown
coming days and hours,
grown within heaven’s bowers,
places to see….people to meet….
Reconnected – Relaxed – Re-sourced – Re-juvenated – Re-membered.
The Frogs
Are in convention!
A raucous evening’s collection
competing ‘gainst the backdrop symphony
of cricket’s melody!
Across the path two groups converse
considering the evening’s universe
Debating each with care
oe’r darkness hours so fair
I wonder what deep mysteries they share
that lead them to consider so…
A Star Peeks out
from over there
a twinkling accompaniment, an evensong.
Community calls, each to its own
gatherings and endings; songs and friendings
bid the day farewell.
Where North Meets South at the equator
where villages and communities welcome you
where gracious lives, live with dignity
The earth People, empowered with unity,
the harmonies of human and nature
Bring us to stop and consider
The one and the other in each
What the Heart of the world has to teach.
Thank you Mountains
Thank you Wisdom.
I began writing shortly after my January 2010 journey to Ecuador. I feel the connection I made to myself and the earth, and the spirit of the Shamans I met with there, all have a part in this awakening, this beginning, I have experienced since my return. My love of the environment and in particular the rain forest, has led me to this wonderful organization working to enable the ancient keepers of one of the earth’s most precious natural and spiritual resources to preserve their ways and their forest for the benefit of all of us, now and for our future!
AlliancExchange – promoting cultural and economic sustainability in Rain Forest Communities