Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Time slows

A certain special someone aka my amazing incredible partner boyfriend told me about my blog that I started while I was in Boulder. He was reading it today. I thought, wait..I have a blog! I thought this would be a good time to start posting again. I have no idea who my "followers" are but it is a great way to reflect, slow-down, and recount what is happening in life.
Currently, I live at home. I used to uncomfortable with this arrangement. I wondered what people would say. Would they judge and conclude that I never left adolescence? I also would question myself. Should I be spreading my wings and going off in the wild blue yonder....again? The cities do not suit me, I love nature, and my parents are pretty great. Why leave? My Tibetan teacher thought it really astonishing that we leave our parents' house. He told me that my parents are a gift, why leave them? He does have a point. But there is something to say about having your own autonomy and space. Also, I live on a farm. Not a full running farm at the moment, but it is a special time because we are really making the garden robust. I want to see this farm grow. I want to plant organic juicy tomatoes and sell them at local farmer's markets. I want to have a horse again. Goats? Could happen. I am also a massage therapist and yoga teacher and we have built great rooms in the barn for these purposes. If I ever did want to move, I have a couple of moving options for the future. 1. Build a yurt on my parent's property. 2. Built a yurt on my boyfriend's dad's property. 3. Find/build a nice cabin close to home. This could obviously change, and I could be living in Washington State next year, but I am enjoying my time now and couldn't think of a better arrangement.
I do love my town. It is amazing how many people have gone away and come back. My friend Lydia said she would like to do a study of how many people leave Shenandoah County and then come back, it is an amazingly high number. My town is growing in the arts. My talent lies within the theatre world. I love performing, choreographing, and directing. I am currently directing The Nerd by Larry Shue at Theatre Shenandoah. Auditions are this weekend (come join the fun!). The Shultz Theatre is always putting on all kinds of shows that are superb. The art galley in Woodstock is teeming with great works. My friend Katherine is on the committee of setting up a local brewery. This is becoming a great town, or really, it is a great town. I am also in the energetic healing arts, and surprising, there is a wonderful community for it. So, why leave?
 I'll be starting up yoga classes in the barn and I'm always available for Massage. I'm making new cards and they will be dispersed all over so get ready to feel rejuvenated and relaxed.