Someone in Boulder loves us. Maybe even two people. And at least one of them gave us an award.

The often-hilarious, always-poignant elephant journal recently told us we won their 2008 Mindful Life Award which, quite frankly, left me speechless for a few minutes (which is tough to do, that's why I get to write the blog).

If you are new to elephant, you can order their Summer issue here. And for a sneak peek of the award article, check out this PDF file.

Being told by a group of focused Buddhists that you are receiving their annual award for being mindful is a pretty heavy thing to tell our ad hoc group of Fair Trade activists and eco-warriors. I'm pleased to be a part of any group who's tagline is The Mindful Life and whose mission is to help "create an enlightened society". I'm honored to walk beside these folks in our journey together.

So from our crew to Waylon, Heather, and the rest of the eleCrew...thank you.