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BEAUTIFUL PURSUITS 2020

More than a program, a way of life.

     As young adults we are confused about what we are to seek and what defines us. Is it our career or lack there of? Is it our hobbies or passions: the things that make us come to life. What do we pursue? Adventure, travel, occupation, relationship, purpose? We ask many questions and are given many answers. Answers that fall utterly short; they are too small. They separate the inseparable. They say adventure is best with irresponsibility and must be experienced on its own. They say beauty is found in unfamiliarity and is to be sought far from home. They say hard work is very separate indeed from happiness. They say relationship should be held at arms length until all other desires are met and passion for life has died.  They say commitment is the opposite of freedom and simplicity is in running away.
    And so we seek joy, adventure and purpose as if they could be found on their own. We chase the results of life and not life itself. But we realize that the crop we are bringing in is somewhat hollow, in fact we are collecting only the dry shell of things not the things themselves. As soon as we separate the outcomes from their reality, both lose their meaning.    
    We propose the connected life. Where beauty is enhanced by familiarity and first hand experience. Where commitment opens wide the door of true freedom and hard work reveals the face of happiness. Where meaningful relationship fulfills our deepest longings, and simplicity is found as a byproduct of purpose built priorities.  Where adventure dwells close to high responsibility. A reality where God is found in the very fabric of the life He created us to live. Then we find our crops solid and nurturing, full of the things we long for most. Then we live, when all our pursuits become beautiful.
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From unforgettable adventure in clear, high, mountain air, to the purpose and clarity of having your hands in the earth. All of life, all our pursuits beautiful.

Adventure 

We believe adventure is an important piece of the connected life. We, as humans, want to test our limits. The challenge keeps us sharp. The activities themselves put us in environments that bring wonder. Creating a way, at times, to escape from a man made world. Learn how to set up a climbing anchor system and lead a sport climb. Get first hand experience backpacking and the knowledge to lead your own trips. Get one-on-one, high level couching on a mountain bike. All of this experience and knowledge in a beautiful environment right outside your door, paired with the one-on-one attention, essential to building the skills. Leave the program with real, useful skills and extensive experience you will not find elsewhere.

Teaching

To expand small notions of a big God, to reveal the purpose clarity and connectedness of a christian life. God is the root of all things beautiful. We will talk often of the life He intends us to live and of the ways we can know Him. At times this will mean formal class times, but more often it will be an organic discussion while watching the sunset or spending time in rich, challenging literature. It will look like time you spend alone in the woods with a note book or taking care of an animal that is dependent on you. The pursuit of God must saturate all we do. ​

agriculture

We live in a world that is increasingly disconnected from the land. Few people have any connection to their staple needs: food, shelter and water. We want to try and start changing that; we believe that we, as humans, are at our best working closely with nature. Come and learn how you can begin to take back a piece of what we were intended to do, care for the land and live close to it. You will take care of live stock, help tend a garden and green house, learn how to produce useful things in a wood shop and manage a forest. ​

relationship

We believe that relationship is a high priority in a life of beauty and is in large part what we were made for. We will strive to create a family like community throughout the program.  And learn how to deal with hardships therein. You will be joining a tight knit family culture from the start. We have three generations living and working together at Uplift, so it is truly less of a camp or business and more of a family. That is what we are inviting you into, an organic, real, way of life, not so much a program. ​
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Operation Uplift operates under special use permit from the USDA forest service, San Carlos Ranger District - San Isabel National Forest

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