| Woke up to 22F this morning. Moving
through the day I found some campsites had to close
because their water pipes froze, closing down the
toilets. I learned that the road was closed because of
snow last week. So this evening we are in a "hunters
cabin" for the running water and heat. Jessie made
friends with the resident dog and was glad to have a
playmate! Driving on the same road that led me to Sudbury a few weeks ago, but going in the opposite direction. The change of perspective is revealing things I hadn't noticed before. It feels like I'm driving along the "top of the world", with jackpines lining the route. The tops of the trees are my horizon.
Around Thunder Bay is the Terry Fox Memorial, and signs along the way commemorating his "Marathon of Hope". As I drove I thought of Terry running along this road. It really is the "Courage Highway". Being on the road with it's "ups and downs" raises awareness of the strength of his actions, and makes the highway a true memorial to his courage and committment. There is also lots of road construction going on, sanctifying the highway with human labour. With the passage of time, and kms, it is so easy to lose focus, to "while away" the time listening to the radio or to tapes. I have to keep bringing myself back to what I'm doing, to breathe deeply. It's so easy to escape ourselves....tv, movies, clubs, shopping; all sorts of diversions crowd in our world. Without thoughtfulness the land is made desolate, because people don't reflect. We "buy" the latest, most popular opinions, and swallow the propaganda that justifies unjust actions. |
