Originally I wanted to go back to Montana. I loved it there, I had good friends, but in the 6 years I was gone the land prices had skyrocketed. I'd also have to face town meetings and approvals, risking a $500,000 investment, to be told, "No." So, I started looking around.
Colorado wasn't allowing any more refuges in the state, California was out, as was Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington. I never gave Wyoming a chance, it was too desolate.
My best friend in Boulder was from Jenks, Oklahoma. She said some great things about the area, calling this part of the state 'Green Country'. I always thought of Oklahoma as a desert, with tumbleweeds blowing across lone, barren highways. Not so in the northeast corner of the state. We are actually in the southwest corner of the Ozarks.
I'd also signed up at Powwow.com so I could get notices of powwows in Colorado and noticed there were tons of them here in Oklahoma. My tribe is in Oklahoma too. So, I had several reasons to check out the state.
Land prices were fairly reasonable, it was really pretty here, I wouldn't have a ton of red tape to get through to have the sanctuary, so, I packed up, sold the beautiful home I was in, and moved.
Scared? Out of my mind. Determined? Absolutely.
Everyone should have a dream and dare to achieve it. I didn't want to be 80 years old consumed with regret. I had to do this.
Next up, finding ZenSticks.
Until next time,
Dare to Dream.
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