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Show SUMMER TIMES - JUNE 1993 - 5 Blowin’ in the Wind Whoosh! as Laura says. Guess the June winds are here. At first I went outside anyway, sure I could still weed and feed with the gusts. An increasing feeling of being batted around and a growing headache eventually forced me inside. I contemplated the wildly tossing trees outside the window and grieved for the frail little vegetable leaves. Then I remembered. The wind is one of the powerful elements that created the swirling rock and magical canyons in this sacred landscape I now call home. So be it. Sometimes I have wondered what new awareness researching various issues and gather- communing with these environs would ing facts before they take a position or make a decision on any issue. Often it develop within me. And here blows in a biggie. So I accept and honor the blusters, gratefully seek shelter, and contemplate indoor projects. The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. —Melanie Allardale is complicated, time-consuming work. Those of us who choose to be crew members alsg have important responsibilities: to give respectful suggestions, to ask necessary questions, to respond I § Eff/57' HAPPY FOU RTH a,’P honestly, to assist the captain in such a way as to make his or her job easier, 0F JULY Canyonlands more effective, and get the ship to port. Wearing the Captain’s Hat We also have the right to pick up the captain’s hat at the next election or “Wearing the Captain’s Hat” is a system, designed by a Los Angeles psychologist, for making decisions when people cannot reach an agree- Criticizing, carping, howling, screaming, or otherwise expressing our ment. The way it works is this: Let us say that Mr. and Mrs. Jones have decided to go on a vacation. Mrs. Jones wants to fly and rent a car; Mr. Jones wants to drive and see the scenery. They have discussed this for days. They are now stalemated. Finally Mrs. Jones says, “I will wear the Captain’s Hat.” At this moment she has accepted responsibility for their travel arrange- ments. Mr. Jones, who did not take the captain’s hat, is now obligated to make no negative comments, such as, “If we had driven . . . .” However, he has Llamas when a seat on a board becomes vacant. ANN BENGE disapproval in snide or disrespectful ways is not a right, but a luxury we can ill afford, it seems to me. The choice to wear the captain’s hat or be a crew member is a personal one, but getting the ship to port (i.e., solving problems and resolving issues) is a shared goal. Captains should not become Captain Blighs, nor should crews become mutinous, but everyone needs to cooperate for smooth sailing on our sometimes troubled seas in Castle Valley. CVSR 1911 Moab, Utah 84532 (801) 259-5739 Who wants to wear the captain’s hat next? —Marie Loe become a crew member, and as such his role is to support and aid the captain. What frequently happens in this system is that no one really wants to J Castle Valley My; »'~—..\“’: ; "‘ Inn take the captain's hat. There is compe- tition for getting one's way but no competition for accepting responsibility. No one wants to be held accountable. In Castle Valley we arefortunate in having people who are willing to wear For the best rest out west. the captain's hat for awhile. They run for office or serve on various boards. These people spend a lot of time A Bed and Breakfast Eric Thomson & Lynn Forbes Thomson 801—259-6012 CVSR 2602, Moab, Utah 84532 |
