are you new to the family?

it took me a long time to understand what i was doing at the gathering. when i started really working alot i got it for myself. since then i always feel like i'm flowing with the spirit of the family. rainbow is alot of different things to alot of different people. what i have found is that the more i put in the more i get back. now my wife and i are about to have a baby. we are so excited to be able to raise our own child in an atmosphere where people are there for one another, where the schisms babylon has dressed us in melt away. this is my heartsong to you all. if you come to the gathering looking for a party, you will probably have a blast. but if you come looking for utopia and want to create utopia, you can! and i can't think of anything i'd rather do than create that with you, for ourselves and our children. love and hugs.

i'm new , and ya family and gathering touch my
heart more and more , faster and faster

i'll hold all i am given , so ,
of what i give , what's that ? i really don't
know , so so , dis or dat an' a dit dit

Originally Posted by ocean rainbow

it took me a long time to understand what i was doing at the gathering. when i started really working alot i got it for myself. rainbow is alot of different things to alot of different people. what i have found is that the more i put in the more i get back. now my wife and i are about to have a baby. we are so excited to be able to raise our own child in an atmosphere where people are there for one another, where the schisms babylon has dressed us in melt away. this is my heartsong to you all. if you come to the gathering looking for a party, you will probably have a blast. but if you come looking for utopia and want to create utopia, you can! and i can't think of anything i'd rather do than create that with you, for ourselves and our children. love and hugs.

HO! As I said, it took me three years. My focus at my first few Gatherings was pretty much staying in as altered a mental state as I could mannage But after a while, I realized that a party this good, that changed my overall outlook on life more than anything that had happened before, other than possibly the first time I had sex, was worth doing the work nesecarry to make it happen again. I don't mind the kids comming to look for a big party in the woods...kids party a lot more than some of us old farts...they are young, their bodies can take it (Hey, but we party with more skill and artistry ) I'm working for them, too. See y'all in California!

I can't wait to go. I never been to one, but this year i'll make sure i get there somehow. Me and my backpack. Peace...

Originally Posted by brothersun

I can't wait to go. I never been to one, but this year i'll make sure i get there somehow. Me and my backpack. Peace...

ditto

I've only been to one regional, a handfull of potlucks and a buttload of drum circle, but me and my backpack can't wait!

I've never been to one either, and was never part of the family. I think I always have been part of the family though, just never realized it. Just typing about this is getting me teary eyed, I'm so hyped to be there. I expect to see all of your beautiful faces there!

HO!
Yeah!!
Don't forget to Bee!!

Originally Posted by ocean rainbow

it took me a long time to understand what i was doing at the gathering. when i started really working alot i got it for myself. since then i always feel like i'm flowing with the spirit of the family. rainbow is alot of different things to alot of different people. what i have found is that the more i put in the more i get back. now my wife and i are about to have a baby. we are so excited to be able to raise our own child in an atmosphere where people are there for one another, where the schisms babylon has dressed us in melt away. this is my heartsong to you all. if you come to the gathering looking for a party, you will probably have a blast. but if you come looking for utopia and want to create utopia, you can! and i can't think of anything i'd rather do than create that with you, for ourselves and our children. love and hugs.

...That is so beautiful.
I've always dreamed of a place like the gathering, where people from all across the country come together in love to pray for peace and have a great time together. I almost cried the first time a friend told me that a place like that actually EXISTS and showed me her pictures from last year to prove it. I'm so excited- I can't believe I'll be leaving in less than a month! I know it will be wonderful!

If you have any Coleman Camp Stoves, bring 'em. If the drought is really bad, they won't let us build cooking fires. Better to be prepared just in case.

First time I went to a gathering I was overwhelmed and just sat in a daze. Is changed my whole out look on life. I’ve never been to any gathering out of FL. I am so excited about nationals this year can’t wait to get home=)