12.17.09 A New Beginning
Maxwelton Journal|This week we began our new direction. My partner Christopher and I are now stewards of land in Maxwelton Valley, a couple miles east of our current location near Useless Bay. Nestled in wooded lands near the Whidbey Institute, our dream of creating an edible forest garden with meditation trails is now taking shape. Our intention for the land is to create a healing space, both for ourselves and others who may be able to come to workshops we now hold on the island, or intern with us to learn the ways of contemplative forest gardening. I am currently in the process of re-creating my business as a non-profit, and focusing exclusively on contemplative writing and nature activities that promote healing. And we are building our home there. The posts to follow will be a document of this process, the shaping of a dream, and the long and difficult journey of making a place for healing and meditation.
