Saturdays now.

 

Saturdays are for ________.

What do you fill your weekend days with?

I remember a time where it was all about sports;

soccer, car racing, even softball from time to time.

Then it became the time I could craft away to 

perform.

I love my weekends now.

A splendid mix of big chores getting accomplished

and time going on small adventures with my tribe;

{ us & our dogs}

Our vibe is different than most, we work hard and we play

intense. No sitting on a beach reading  books for us,

we like to find our own way through life.

That is us.

I also love treasure hunting, discovering small shops and 

cafes hidden away from the general public.

I like small towns and regional foods ( that I can safely eat).

We love discovering new farms and local producers.

Rides.

Just riding through the countryside with the windows open .

Simple.

We created a life after 40 years that we do not need to run from.

40 years of working 6 days a week, long workdays, scrimping 

and saving, dreaming, tears....hard work & all while growing a family.

We need not explain how  or why we do what we do to anyone.

My Viking has dedicated his life to our family, the business and

to the many families tied to our firm.

So if we just want to be left alone to canoe or take drives

or tag sale...or work on our property, well than that is what we do.

Weekends are for distressing and coming back together.

Welcoming in old friends and meeting new.

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Being grounded in the country is a wonderful way to heal your 

 life long overstimulation exposure in the *real world*.

New Vibram 5 finger shoes!  I had  them years ago when I ran... t
hey have  made a huge difference
in my balance and knee injury recovery.
They are not grounding shoes though...still have to take them off to
feel the effects of it. Also in this photo, one of several new lavender slate walkways
that are being installed right now at Stone Hollow
....told you, he rarely relaxes!

Grounding is a daily thing for me & not a trivial one.

As long as I can touch the earth .

When it gets colder or snowy I have a grounding mat.

I also sit in the sunshine every day it is shining.

That sets my circadian rhythm right  as well as many other systems in my body

that lend themselves to healing.

I drink the 780 ft well water we have at the pump.

I breathe in the clear air.

I try and not rush my way through the day...stress killed my parents.

I pray 

and more so

 when I can not do anything about an issue.

And for everything else, I just do my best that day.

The judgements of others is irrelevant .

Am I happier away from the intensity ?

Yes.

At first it was hard because it was all that I knew.

The constant hummm playing out in the background of my

life was the reminder that I was not worthy of love

if I did not perform for everyones needs every day &  perfectly.

But no matter how hard I worked I just never felt that I was ever

accomplishing the goals I set for myself.

I relied upon others to validate me, and we all know how

that goes...

Once I had the neurological calm instilled in my days I could

clearly see how destructive being at the mercy of others opinions

and judgements could be.

🌻

So here I am...right now on the patio in the morning sunshine 

with my pups at my feet soaking it all in.

I am prioritising protein after my fast, grounding my feet on the cool stones.

I am breathing in the fresh morning air while listening to birds sing,

ducks quack, geese honk and my chickens cluck.

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Every week  I will be taking one morning

to shop at all the local farms .

I am so grateful to be able to have such wonderfully nutritious

foods so close by.

This was this weeks haul....

The iced skyr is already gone.

Maple walnut & maple  chocolate chip......yum!

Filled with pre & pro bionics made just one town over.

My milk comes from a small stand a few towns away.

Though I can get it at stores closer, I prefer to visit her stand.

The raw milk has been my midday pick me up , over ice

with a scoop of strawberry protein powder.

Corn gets eaten almost every night until the season is over.

I am making yesterdays cobbler recipe today with those peaches.

Being courageous is not always about doing HUGE things.

Sometimes it is about doing what is best for you and those who

root for you every day.

We are overstimulated beyond our understanding by people

who we have never met telling us how to live our lives, who we are,

why we should or shouldn't do something...

It is exhausting & I never realised it until I moved out of it

and started wondering why I no longer jive with people

still stuck in it.

We resonate at different frequencies which I am so much more

aware of now that I have gotten out of my own way by resisting through fear.

Putting down my fear shield, embracing new ideas, feelings and thoughts

has changed me.

 It has grown me.

Perhaps closer to the most authentic version of me yet.

Sweetly wild.

Today I will celebrate the season with a huge tomato sandwich.

Fresh from the farm.

I will be hanging quilts on the fence.

( I do not have a clothes line... yet....)

I am grooming my dogs, dragging bedding across the road to the compost pile

from all 3 coop areas, listening to new music, sewing a bit, doing my rehab for my knee,

baking peach cobbler.

yep.

I could not dream of a better Saturday.

( unless grands were also a part of it :) )

Have a great day friends!

{ remember to step away from the internet and be in the *real* world}

I will, as always, be praying for you and your loved ones.

xoxo

Raven