A MIND ONCE STRETCHED BY A NEW IDEA CAN NEVER RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM

There is something very touching and special brewing here in Alberta. (Other than the fact that it snowed 30 miles away from me last night) I have been fortunate enough to be flown here to this wonderful facility to take in the surroundings for a few days and then to create some advertising for them.

Yesterday I witnessed some spiritual events and bravery that were astounding and serendipitous.

These clients were taking part in a burning ritual around a campfire in which I was a part of. Surreal. After they torched their past literally and figuratively there were some speeches and then alot of hugging. Personally I don't frequent in this kind of bodily contact with strangers very easily, but this flowed. The energy was right.

I was then told about a smudging ceremony that had taken place in the main building a few days after a young man had taken his own life. Subsequently I was led to a stone that had been dedicated to him in this kind of rock garden symbolic cemetery on the hill. This was right out of GONE WITH THE WIND.

At night before I retired to my giant private trailer, I was part of a life skills class in which these brave recovering clients took turns pouring their hearts out in an exercise designed to help them deal with their feelings of anger and hurt, and a plethora of other emotions, directed at their parents.

Some clients expressed the pain of not being loved, or being set on fire, or in many cases neglected. I was dumbfounded at the candour of these people who are trying so hard to come to grips with their demons.

After returning to my trailer and watching the movie GHOST, I was struck with what I perceive as being a very good piece of work that I put together for them.

This morning I awoke at 5 am local time and felt lucky to be alive, in the rain and the sleet, I proceeded to let the crying cat into my trailer for a little purring and relaxation time. This line from Ghost kept running through my head as I was playing with the cat......

"It's amazing Molly, the love inside, you take it with you. Then it was time for breakfast, something is brewing............