I've been cleaning and cooking for and shopping for the commune I live in, getting involved with local groups, recovering from a stupid and scary injury that was entirely my fault, working on compost, helping with growing projects until the growing season was over, and I even wrote a three part fantasy story for which I am working on the last chapter.
Most importantly, as of today, I am taking back control of the Commune Life blog. I will return to the intensive schedule of having something out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
I just got back from an Assembly of communes in southern Missouri and it made me want to be more involved with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. And I visited East Brook Community Farm and that made me want to build connection between them and Cotyledon, our community.
So, I have much to do in 2019. I cannot imagine getting bored with my life. I just wonder how I ever did stuff and worked for a living, too. I certainly don't think of myself as 'retired', it's that I no longer get paid directly for the work that I do.
And, yes, the times are challenging. My wish for everyone who reads this is a new year that is better than the old.
And I hope to write a little more in the new year. Let's see. As they say, time will tell.
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.” ―
