Trail magic at the top of Cottonwood Pass on the Colorado Trail.

On Friday morning, my friend Werner came over. He brought bread from the bakery and cream cheese and homemade jam. We sat in the entryway eating the bread, drinking tea and talking as the sun poured through the windows and warmed our bodies.

Werner and I always have good conversations about relationships, spiritually and getting older. Today was no exception.

Somewhere in the conversation I mentioned when hiking “the trail provides”. I’m sure you’ve heard the expression and experienced it as well.  The parallel is “the Universe provides”

The trail provides. 

 We’d been talking about community. There’s a great bonded community that happens on the trail. 

 Everyone from all walks of life and different ages all share the same experiences and it bonds people together into a mobile dynamic community all with a shared sense of purpose.

And we reflected that that’s what our planet needs…a diverse community with shared experiences that bonds strangers together to work for a common purpose. What would that take? Perhaps drastic climate change, Werner suggested.