i'm in charge of celebrations

when i was on the bus, one of my most significant learnings was learning to celebrate. i really had forgotten to celebrate everyday. i think that just being on a circle helps me celebrate, seeing the actual process of life and being part of a healthy and loving community. i love that about experiential education: prep, experience, process and reflection.

we would start the day with atunement, which acknowledged the fact that this was the first time of the day our learning community was together and therefore for me it was a celebration of us being a community every single day of school.

after being on the bus, i really really want to keep the spirit of celebrations and celebrating at least one thing everyday and i found this book called: i'm in charge of celebrations by byrd baylor, which has helped me remember that i can create as many celebrations as i want

this is a little passage from the kids book by byrd taylor

sometimes people ask me,

"aren't you lonely

out there

with just desert

around you?

i guess they mean

the deep ravines

and the hawk nests

in the cliffs

and the coyote trails

that wind accross the hills

lonely

i can't help

laughing

when they ask me

that.

i always look at them...

surprised.

And i say

how could i be lonely?

i'm the one

in charge of celebrations.

sometimes

they don't believe me,

but it's true.

i am.

i put

myself

in charge.

i choose

my own.

last year

i gave myself

one hundred and eight

celebrations

besides the ones

that they close school for.

i cannot get by

with only a few.

friend, i'll tell you

how it works.

i keep a notebook

and i write the date

and then i write about

the celebration.

i'm very choosy

over

what goes in

that book.

it has to be something

i plan to remember

for the rest of my life.

you can tell

what's worth

a celebration

because your heart will

POUND

and you'll feel

like you're standing

on top of a mountain

and you'll

catch your breath

like you were

breathing

some new kind of air."

pd: i want to get a video camera to make movies and also to record reading amazing kids books, for all those out there that still love to go to bed with an inspiring story. i love stories and want to become a story teller. hopefully, i can start making and posting movies soon, that would make me very happy. i also want to read and maybe get? all byrd baylor books, they are amazing.