Westacre Day minus 5
Things that lie hidden behind a kitchen wall.
Video Blog Episode 6: The secret life of a kitchen wall
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No matter what, trust
Trust (geograph.org.uk)
Sometimes, the sorrows of this world overwhelm us. Sometimes, the future seems just too scary to contemplate.
But that very future is what we make. Each of us is a powerful and creative part of this world. Each of us creates the future, moment by moment.
So let us dream a new world, full of promise. Let’s trust that together we can turn the ship around. Let’s trust that life will endure. No matter what. Trust.
Locked out by our new front door
Westacre Day minus 6
You couldn’t make this up. It was the first time we tried to lock our new front door. And we instantly found that we had locked ourselves out by leaving a key in the lock on the inside.
After some fiddling and faffing, we had to call the people who are installing our new windows and doors. To their credit, they came out with a hammer and a chisel on a Saturday night, and we broke our way in through the back door, which is mercifully not yet replaced.
At least we got to see our friends in the end. And tomorrow we get a new back door.
Some days, all you can do is…
Find the sacred space deep within #spiritual #inspiration #reconnect
In the face of depressing climate truths(‘inconvenient’ was the understatement of the century), what are we to do? The easy and the natural reaction is to deny, ignore, and push away these truths.
Sacred space (geograph.org.uk)
We can’t afford to do that any more. We need to be strong and do whatever we can. Between the 7 billion of us, we are powerful beyond measure.
And we can find the strength. Deep within each one of us is a sacred space, a haven of safety, that cannot be touched. It is bone deep and rock solid. Find yours. It is the foundation of your gift to this world. A gift that is so needed.
This is why we’re eco-renovating Westacre #climatechange #transition #permaculture
Westacre Day minus 7
This TED talk is extremely depressing. It’s easy to feel helpless faced with these facts. At Westacre, we intend to do what we can to minimise our household climate emissions. We are lucky to be able to do this. If government won’t take action, we’ll all have to do it ourselves.
New windows on a cold winter’s day
Westacre Day minus 8
Three men have been working away today to give us a new bay window in the bedroom and a new front door.
Meanwhile, Alex and Hilde were hiding away in the back bedroom, which managed to stay nice and warm. Our friend Cilla took us out to lunch and Alex fixed the e-mail settings on her phone for her. Hilde started on episode 6 of the video blog – watch this space.
Seeds sleeping in the Earth
New Seed Moon
Yesterday morning, as I walked to the station for my last day at work, nature was dressed in a white gown of hoar frost. Every twig, every fallen leaf was outlined in delicate silver. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
At this time of year, the Earth sleeps. As the northern hemisphere tilts away from the [...]
A day of change – there’s no going back #renovation #DIY #lifechange
Westacre Day minus 9
Hilde had her last day of work at City Lit. After 18 years of working there, as a tutor and later as a co-ordinator, it feels like the end of an era. She got lovely going away presents and will remember the place and the people fondly.
Alex was in Harrow, supervising the three men who have started the process of giving us new windows. We always hoped that we would be able to preserve the original wooden windows. Just another thing that needs to change as we get the house ready to be let.
Weave yourself together #spiritual #inspiriation
When the stresses of life make you feel scattered, remember the many threads that make you who you are: the love of the Ancestors, the inspiration of Spirit, the support of Earth. The air that we all breathe together, the light that fires us up, the waters that give us healing.
Feel all these things flowing through you, and remember who you are: a child of the Universe, intimately woven into the tapestry of being.