Self Sufficiency: February 2008 Archives

The day our land picked us, we thought we were ready for anything! Hindsight has confirmed the truth in the statement, "Attitude is everything!" And we continue to this day, seven years later, to realize that it IS the journey, not the destination.... There is always something that needs our attention, always the next project.... and your attitude will help you make it or break it, meaning your lifestyle in the mountains or any 'independent' lifestyle outside of the 'social consciousness norm'. It is not what happens to you, but how you re-act to it.

So, what is your attitude? Ours would be, "Independent, self-starters, happy, adventurous, willing to learn, ask questions. Not too 'ego' centered, not afraid to be wrong or make mistakes- if there is such a thing! We grow as we learn!

If you tend to "victimhood" and blame others for your situation, you will discover more opportunity to accept your own ability to create your own reality as you continue to create more challenges for yourself, than "lessons learned."

Here is a sample of the 'new' neighbors: #1 moved here from out of state. Has an attitude his land is His land, (not part of Mother Earth evidently...) He is a victim, expects people to take advantage of him. He offended the man whose family farmed this acreage for generations. Yep, he is our 'Neanderthal neighbor'!

#2 Moving here from a high-tech job is a young couple, vegan, whose religion has spread the fear of a downtrodden humanity that will celebrate Armageddon. Their children learn survival skills, and their precious minds are tightly wrapped in a box with very defined edges. Their parents have taken 'advantage' of the property boundaries, road easements, and undermined the trust of their other neighbors in the area. Local contractors are leery to work with them again, and have spread the word. Yep, set themselves up to be very independent.

#3 A retired professional in the legal profession; moved here to his "nature retreat". Everything is a new experience- building, living off the grid until his 'main home' is completed; he is joy-filled, curious, gracious and does things within parameters that leave room for possibility. What a great spirit!

No matter where you go, even out into the world to make a space for your "space", create it with room to grow, in all ways. We each shall be challenged by our realities, and to build a community, a 'safe' space, or an attitude, you will need all we have learned about "creating your own reality". Make it known! ~Onward!