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Team Building
The first few days we were on the farm, I noticed several conflicts. The details aren't important, but mainly they were between various workers on the farm. I started thinking about my vision of us creating this beautiful sustainable intentional community with...
First day on the Farm!
After spending a few days in Luanda, we finally drove out to Uige yesterday and to the farm today! It was so exciting to get our hands in the dirt literally and feel like we were doing what I came here to do. So far, my general answer to anyone asking about what we...
Airport Security and Immigration
Going through immigration, airport security or anyplace else with officials in uniforms makes me nervous. The last time I flew out of Windhoek, I had an issue with customs that was very scary for me. For the last few weeks before I flew out of Windhoek again, every...
Control
I have come to realize that the need to control outcomes is a symptom of fear. Fear is obviously a lack of trust. If I trust that all will be fine, I don't have fear and I don't feel a need to control the outcome. As I realize this, I realize how often I try to...
Weddings and Feminism
As Claudio and I prepare to get married (and work through the many layers of bureaucracy delaying our marriage), I have been using this time to work through my own layers of baggage around marriage. First is the fairy tale story of big white dresses, princes at balls...
Gratitude
I have long heard (and believed) that a regular practice of gratitude is a good thing. It makes a lot of sense - in my head. First, there is the whole idea of where you put your energy tends to make that thing bigger. So, if I put my energy on negative things in my...
Nuggets of Wisdom
I read a lot of self-help books, spiritual books, new agey idea books. More recently I have started listening to podcasts that reflect my interests, reinforce my belief systems, or present me with new ideas that deepen my current beliefs. I'm constantly coming...
Commodification
I suppose it was only a matter of time before I wrote a blog about capitalism. While I know its currently nearly impossible to "step out of the capitalist" system, as many of us dream, I'm excited for this opportunity to at least dance around the edges. I'm excited...
Trusting!
A couple of weeks ago, I submitted my resignation! My last day will be in June, but I wanted to do it now so that I wouldn't have to bite my tongue anymore. It's all part of living authentically. For several months now, I have felt very confident that this is the...
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