January 8
REPORT FROM THE ROAD:
Reported by Maria Martinez,
Wow, it got cold last night. Right
at freezing. It was good that we kept walking most of the night. We had
clear skies and lots of moonlight.
When we got to
Well, when we woke up just at dawn, there was an old Indian
man sitting in the middle of our camp. We later learned his name was Juan Matus.
That first morning he did not speak. When most of us had packed up our camp, he
simply stood up and began walking south and we all followed him. We walked
until the sun was high in the sky and he stopped in a dry river bed and
motioned for us to gather around him and sit. He spoke quite good English.
“You might be wondering how it is that I am here with
you. I’ve been waiting for you. A long time. Here take
some of this and chew it.”
We passed around what looked like a piece of some bark
and broke off small pieces. After a while, the desert seemed to grow very
still. The air did not move.
“The Earth has told me to help you. I will teach you
how to cross the desert without being seen.”
He told us to look at a piece of the desert near us. To see it new. To see it inside us, not
outside. I was looking at a small shiny rock near my foot. After a while,
I could feel the heat of the sun shining off and into my eye. I could feel the
cold and dark on the underside. I felt solid and organized and spacious and so
comfortable. I could hear Juan continue to talk. I think he was now talking in
his native language. But it could have been a sudden breeze that blew across. Everything
began to move. Or drift. Dance. I was being carried along on his voice through
a world that it seemed I had known forever. And that feeling hasn’t really left
yet even now that I’m told we are just 160 miles outside
THE FREE LUNCH
COMPETITON
The orangutan twins, Flipsie and Flopsie have been advised to offer some more points. Some points for teams, some points for individuals.
Teams that recruit the most new members while in
Individuals with the most total miles when we cross the
Panama Canal into
Individuals with the most running or swimming, or walking or biking miles will similarly get 5 points for first place, 4 for second, etc.
Also Individuals who have lost the most weight by the time
we reach the
And an important new category of points are promo points. Let the twins know you have promoted EarthWalk to a group and they will give you 2 points for each instance.
So far new additions to tribes include:
Fondren Traders Tribe – 3 new
Canizaro Cawthon Davis Tribe – 2 new
Empire Paperpushers – 1 new
Slow Spokes – 1 new
To see all the current standings:
Total Individual Miles http://www.computercoop.com/EarthWalkMiles.html
All Other Miles Stats http://www.computercoop.com/morenumbers.htm
To see all the ways to get free lunch points http://www.computercoop.com/freelunchfortwo.htm
CONSCIOUS LIVING
PROJECT HEADQUARTERS IN OMAHAHA:
Those iguanas are doing pretty good. They already put four new reports on the web site: Tribal Walking Miles, Tribal Swimming Miles, Tribal Biking Miles and Tribal Jogging/Running Miles. They are all at the More Numbers link mentioned above.
FREE ACTIVE PERSON
SOCKS
It’s really true. I know two EarthWalkers now who have gone to the Thorlo website, registered at their site, and because they were participating in EarthWalk, the next week they were sent a wonderful super comfortable pair of great socks worth about $15.00. Give it a try: http://www.thorlo.com