“Tradition is not just what we inherit from the past; it is also what we create and pass on to the future.”   –Marcia Falk, The Book of Blessings

 

Information about the High Desert Fire Community, located in Bend, Oregon

Joe says it better than just about anyone...we can only get by with the help of our friends.  That's what the fire circles are about.  Going deeper, getting stronger, connecting.  

Wednesday, June 30 will actually be  the July fire circle!  No dinner potluck....just bring lots of chocolate and cool desserts.  Come around 8pm and we'll start a fire!

August fire circle is Friday, August 13th at Elk Lake.  Many of us will be camping on the 14th as well.  A friend of the Fire Community has a sailboat that he keeps at Elk Lake during the summer so we'll be sailing on the 14th.   Contact Beth for more info.

September 18 is an overnight fire circle at Harmony Lake Ranch in Christmas Valley.    

Contact Beth for more info or to be put on the mailing list. 

beth (at) virtualteahouse (dot) com 

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I Wonder

I wonder what would happen if

I treated everyone like I was in love

with them, whether I like them or not

and whether they respond or not and no matter

what they say or do to me and even if I see

things in them which are ugly twisted petty

cruel vain deceitful indifferent, just accept

all that and turn my attention to some small

weak tender hidden part and keep my eyes on

that until it shines like a beam of light

like a bonfire I can warm my hands by and trust

it to burn away all the waste which is not

never was my business to meddle with.

---Derek Tasker