“In many ways, the word “creativity” has been in a cultural pigeonhole; its association with the fine arts has led people to believe they are not creative if they are not involved in painting, music, dance, poetry, or the visual arts. This categorization has undermined the brilliance of a large portion of the population. It […]
Category Archives: Our Journey
Deadlines & Pandemics
“The course of life depends on how you react to opportunities and challenges that randomness presents to you.” – Leonard Mlodinow When Michael returned from his trip to the land at the end of January he was adament that I should join him on the next one, as working alone is always harder and more […]
Encounters with Officialdom – Part 1
“Some people will just go with the flow of things and sway in life, while others will fight against the currents and go upstream to reach their destiny.” – Anthony Liccione From the beginning we decided when it comes to official matters we will take the ‘flow with it’ approach. Our very first encounter with […]
Building a Kitchen
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore When I visited the land in November 2018 to be present while they drilled the borehole, I vowed that there will be no more visits to the land in winter. It was just too cold and rainy, not to […]
An Unexpected Gift
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” -Epicurus When Michael opened his e-mails this morning, he found an unexpected gift waiting for us. The last communication we’ve had from the Electrician was mid-November. We heard […]
Looking Back & Ahead
“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living; heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful.” […]
Progress
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung The two most important things we wanted to achieve in the two weeks we spent on the land at the end of August was to complete the dry walling and get the ceiling up. We knew it was rather ambitious, and […]
Unwelcome Change
transient /tranziәnt/ □ adj. lasting only for a short time; impermanent □ n. 1. A person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only 2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency We slowed down and stopped across the road from the Shepherd’s house. The gates were open, […]
A Magical Encounter
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”― Roald Dahl “There’s the fox.” I say to Michael as I grab his arm. We stand like two statues in the half-light […]
Lost in Translation
“Even if you live your life engaged in full, frenetic, rumbustious activity, you cannot avoid coming into contact with others or stumbling over obstacles, however small, or feeling time pass. – from: The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa With the appropriate accompaniment of hand gestures to support his request in English, interspersed with a […]
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