Re: Smiling kids on a survival camping trip and a ray of hope

[Guest guest]

WOW! That is sensational. I needed to hear that there are children out there not whining about daddy not buying them $300 pairs of boots! My job entails working with lots of teenagers and the ones who have the most are the most depressed and angry.

Thank you so much for that report.

Shari

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this posting!

Peace on earth

Cheryl

Smiling kids on a survival camping trip and a ray of hope

Went camping with a friend and found in the remote valley a pack of feral children from a local summer camp program run by a tracker having a survival outing. Bright eyed and enthusiastic I was impressed by how happy and in awe of the wilderness and the skills that enable one to be safely there they seemed to be. The kids kept coming over to our camp to see our shelters (rock crevices turned into a small debris shelter) and the miscellaneous doodads like bow drill firemaking kits and primitive baskets. They also wanted to get approval for the stuff they were doing like making "wilderness stew" and almost catching a snapping turtle.They were enthralled by the contents of my herb bag and everyone had booboos to smear the healing salve (comfrey, purple loosetrife, plantain, plus essential oils) on. With essential oils they asked what they were used for. "Well, you know if you learn to listen to your body it will tell you a lot about the uses of the plants. Here, smell this," a bottle was passed around and the oldest girl said, "That calms one down." "You got it, aromatherapy is powerful for that." "Are you a doctor?" one asked? "Naw, just someone who hangs out a lot in the woods and chooses to know how to take care of oneself. You know, a lot of these medicines come from the plants that are around us right now..." This refuelled my hope for America. There's a huge shift that needs to take place but earth based skills speak directly to a child's instincts and are more powerful than the Xbox if there are people around to mentor them.

[Guest guest]

> Went camping with a friend and found in the remote valley a pack of

> feral children from a local summer camp program run by a tracker having a

> survival outing. > This refuelled my hope for America. There's a huge

> shift that needs to take place but earth based skills speak directly to a

> child's instincts and are more powerful than the Xbox if there are people

> around to mentor them.

AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing that - we all need to hear/see/feel experience

these moments of understanding that not ~everyone~ is swirling, oblivious,

down the drain.

Ev

" A hundred million miracles are happening every day! "