tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post7344366913617831675..comments2023-08-13T05:58:28.617-07:00Comments on Washington Rainbow Gathering 2011: The Call of the GatheringKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831465491190114255noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-19142667517007086682011-06-07T08:18:56.340-07:002011-06-07T08:18:56.340-07:00this definitely tugs at the heartstrings, very wel...this definitely tugs at the heartstrings, very well said. My first gathering was New Mexico in 2009, and let me tell you, it took a lot for me to even figure out how to free up the time to get there. Last year i was not able to make it to PA (which was disappointing, because I live in NJ, sort of close by), and this year is looking pretty grim as well. I'm hoping that within the next few years I am able to make it to one or more nat'l Gatherings so I can celebrate life with you all. I feel the call of the Gathering all year round... and I won't ever be able to match the experience with anything else. Until then, Brothers n' Sisters.<br /><br />namaste*<br />Hallie M.<br />hallie.moyer@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-8900425150311404952011-06-07T00:55:49.766-07:002011-06-07T00:55:49.766-07:00Karin, Amazing words sister!! I got goosebumps whi...Karin, Amazing words sister!! I got goosebumps while reading it, it simply capitulated the calling of Home so well!<br />To 'Anonymous' at the top of the page: Fear not! Be careful & be observant as you would anywhere, but this is by far a safer place in my eyes than the downtown of ANY major city or large town in the US. My first gathering was in 1985, I was four years old & my sister had just turned three. It was such a beautiful & pivotal moment for me that now I simply must go every year I am able, & do so with my wife & son in tow! My sons first gathering was last year, he was three & a half months old. It was a major challenge camping with such a small baby but we had an abundance of wonderful & loving friends/family who were more than willing to lend a hand. Not to mention the wealth of information so many shared of thier own experiences with children at gatherings. <br />Love & Light,<br />KrynKryn Ta'alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-41215637191557797322011-06-02T09:50:49.381-07:002011-06-02T09:50:49.381-07:00Once while attending a gathering,the message of a ...Once while attending a gathering,the message of a lost child came over my 2-way radio,the responce was so sudden(in finding that child)that within 7 minutes,the little one was found!And that was in a National Forest area of several square miles!Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-29936928110943774402011-06-01T04:29:33.891-07:002011-06-01T04:29:33.891-07:00Karin, thank you for posting this. So much love to...Karin, thank you for posting this. So much love to you.Earthdancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768909176232994467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-152685009136273532011-05-30T20:37:30.362-07:002011-05-30T20:37:30.362-07:00And to Karin's answer - recognize that the vas...And to Karin's answer - recognize that the vast majority of those 10,000 will be the loving-ist people you will ever meet. Some of the most talented free thinkers, drummers, musicians, clowns and cooks show up at the National Gathering. My children are now grown after attending more than one Gathering. Kiddie Village is where you want to make camp if you have a 1 year old. You need to have good communication with your 15 yr old - because all the reasons you might worry about her are real at the Gathering, as they are in any town, but the freedom for your child to rebel and act out is there as well, and that can be stressful on parents if kids don't make their meet times -A Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526560089109840203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-10480717339335982052011-05-30T14:39:47.937-07:002011-05-30T14:39:47.937-07:00To the person who posted anonymously today at 12:5...To the person who posted anonymously today at 12:58 PM: Anything that could happen in a small town of 10,000 people has the potential to happen at a gathering. Sometimes parents don't watch their kids as close as they should and the kids wander off. When that happens, we find them pretty quickly. People have heart attacks, people don't care for their health and get sick, legs get broken, people smoke too much pot and get lost in the woods. People somestimes steal from one another. If you're bringing children, I always recommend that you monitor what they're doing and in the case of a 1 year old, keep your eyes on them at all times, just like I'm sure you do when you take a 1 year old to the playground.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831465491190114255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-76410966463554213922011-05-30T12:58:34.303-07:002011-05-30T12:58:34.303-07:00What kinds of "horrors" might one expect...What kinds of "horrors" might one expect to encounter at a Gathering? I'd like to go, but I'm particularly concerned about bringing 1) my 15yr old daughter and 2) our 1yr old granddaughter, in light of your talking about lost kids, fights, etc. Enlightenment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-35561302464286444482011-05-30T08:41:59.464-07:002011-05-30T08:41:59.464-07:00Well said sister!Well said sister!Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186534798699126423.post-39491459197013452562011-05-30T08:24:07.886-07:002011-05-30T08:24:07.886-07:00Wonderfully written. Especially the bit about ecst...Wonderfully written. Especially the bit about ecstasy and horrors. The rising tide and the crashing wave are part of it all. Sometimes someone feels more of the crash and they "quit" the gathering only to later remember the crest and come back home again. <br /><br />That call is tugging at my shoulder the past few days. We must be close to June...<br /><br />tenalitenalihttp://musicfromtherainbow.orgnoreply@blogger.com