On the Road Again- August, 2010

OGM Office, Cataldo, ID

I left my home in Green Valley, AZ on August 7, for a six week road trip to ID, British Columbia, WA, OR and CA. The main focus was to be in Idaho for the Third meeting of the OGM Retreat. These meetings have been called the last three years by Phyllis Furumoto and Paul Mitchell who together represent the Office of the Grandmaster. This is a time for serious students of this practice to gather and discuss our next steps as a community.

We drove three days and arrived in Wallace, Idaho for the night. We wanted to check in on our dear friends, Gary and Leslie who have recently opened a Hawaiian restaurant in this quaint mountain town that used to vibrate from the mining that was here until several years ago. It is now a gathering place for sportsmen and bicyclists. In the morning, I rode my bicycle twenty miles on the Trail of the Coure d' Alenes, to Cataldo to meet Phyllis at the OGM office. As with many businesses these days, the office is "downsizing" and Phyllis and Paul will no longer be using this building as their website is created. They both continue this professional relationship as it evolves, holds and serves the global community.

Even though the country here is splendid and I love the bicycle trail, I am happy I moved. When I lived here, I never felt "at home". It was good for me to move to the desert as I feel much more comfortable there, much to my surprise. Like my favorite bumper sticker- "Don't believe everything you think."