Joy. Joy and connection. Joy and connection, jumping for joy and island hopping, river splashing and current riding, bushwhacking and sand playing and trail tracking. Joy in sun and water, connection with nature and one another. A perfect Explorers' day.
What more can we say? The Bald Eagles have evolved to represent the best of EC: deep, heartfelt, trusting connection with one another; unrestrained joy in nature; curious and compassionate; stellar stewards; making memories together to last a lifetime.
Saturday was a combination of all of the above, as all embraced the exploring spirit to explore connections to oneself (by digging deep into their personal stories/confusions/joys throughout the day); to one another (by listening so well to one another and giving such supportive feedback and finding joy together in skipping, splashing, jumping, discovering); and to nature (let me count the ways...).
After a reflective and refreshing Peaceful Place, it was time to head back for our closing circle. We ended our day by reflecting on the season past, brainstorming the multiple aspects of nature that we connected to. Each girl became a part of nature: rocks, spiders, mud, sunshine, sand, the Bald Eagles, etc., all connected to one another in the Web of Life. We discovered that as humans, we are also an important part of this web, and though sometimes we affect the web in a negative way, there are those of us that are there to serve with integrity and pick up the pieces to restore the web back to life. In such a magical place along the Nooksack River, it was easy to see that All Things Are Connected and to focus on the ways in which we strengthen the web.
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EC Mottos especially alive today: Be Prepared, Safety First, All Things Are Connected, Dance to the Beat of Your Own Drummer, It's About the Journey, Not the Destination, Leave No Trace, You See It You Own It, Get Dirty!, LIBK, Be Here Now, Expect the Unexpected
