The last few days have been pretty snowy in Seattle. Some people are calling it the Snowpocalypse and the Washington State Governor declared a state of emergency this morning, but really it's only like five inches of snow. I kind of like the way Seattle collectively decides to take the day off. It's like this wonderful pocket of freedom nestled right in the middle of a long winter/month/work week, and for the most part you can't do anything about it. Because Beyond staff sticks together like snowball snow, a bunch of us found ourselves holed up in a house together for the day. It was awesome. We reverted to ten-year-oldness and elected ourselves a snow-day president and vice president. Our activities included the creation of a 6 ft snowman, one snow angel, talk of chocolate flavored snow-cones (that's all we had), a snowball fight (of course), a romp in the "woods" across the street, and the contemplation of a polar bear plunge. We also had our fill of hot chocolate and popcorn. It was an awesome time to strip away all of our concerns about work and money and meaning and just spend the day in community with each other and the rest of God's creation.
This pocket of freedom is kind of the way Beyond trips work, too. They're an entire week away from all of the drama and worries of normal life. For one week you strip yourself of media and work and deadlines and success and failure and just be, be with God, with creation, and with yourself. All of the things that seem so important at home (like "wearing a clean shirt" and "showering") don't even show up on the radar once you get out on the water or up in the mountains.
If you enjoy a good snow day and long for a snow-cone covered pocket of freedom even in the middle of summer, you should check out Beyond; snow cones included.
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