If you would like a break from looking at stretch-pants on T.V. this weekend, come for a stroll with us on Monday February 15th..

We will meet at the top of Sunset by the gate at 9:00am and stroll around Trudi’s Trail, eventually ending up at the store where we can drink coffee and observe some of the stretch pants heading up to Whistler!

We originally intended to hike the Centennial Trail but construction of the stairs is underway  making it difficult to negotiate one area.
 
Here’s a cautionary quote for those with Olympic aspirations:

“We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.”
 Ben Sweetland

I think a lot of people’s paths were brightened yesterday as the two torches exchanged their lights in the middle of our village!

Why not come and light another’s path and help to brighten your own on Monday morning February 8th. at 9:00am at the top of Oceanview Road.

We can be very energetic and go for a three and a half hour stroll or cut it short and be back at the café in one and a half hours!

Talking of villages and torches here’s an interesting little quote from Victor Hugo written in the 1800’s:

 
Lat week’s hike was cancelled because of high winds and rain; however some of the group were not deterred and went out to battle the elements. After hearing that, for some strange reason the lines of Handel’s song kept going through my brain.

Hopefully next Monday there won’t be cool gales fanning the glade and it will be safe to venture into the forest. So let’s meet at the top of Oceanview Road at 9:00am on Monday January 25th and try the Unnecessary Trail again.

In the future I won’t cancel any hikes because of the weather and we will find alternate routes if it doesn’t look too safe.
The words of the following song seem appropriate to finish with:
 

 
However the chances of hearing the sweet silver song of a lark aren’t too great!

We all have free will and are able to make choices but do you realize that you are always at choice?

When we are experiencing an emotion, we have the choice whether to feel it or not, for most of us though we think that is how we feel period. So many of our emotional responses are based on past experiences or societal norms, we don’t have to feel sad becomes someone passes from this world, but people often think we are a bit strange if we don’t. I can be joyful that person is moving onto their next phase of soul existence; it is only how we choose to see things that has us choose an emotion to go with it.

I am not saying this is an easy topic and I am sure many of you will disagree with me, but being able to move to the idea that we are at choice gives us so much more power and so many more options on how we live our lives.