If you’re in my community you might have heard that my plans for this year involved working for a couple of months and then taking a sabbatical for a year starting in April/May. I planned to wrap things up work-wise in a good way, leave everyone well trained and ready for a year of running Ponderosa Tea House alone, and run a last in-person event, my retreat in Colombia…then, I was off!
Until today, I haven’t shared about what I planned to be doing. Mostly because I find that when we share too much about our plans, they don’t tend to happen. It’s actually been proven that humans get as much (or more) of an ego boost & social capital from SAYING they did something, or sharing it on social media, that we’ve become less likely to actually walk our talk 😱
This year that I had planned was too special for that, so I kept things close & became devotional AF to the task at hand.
I was going to participate in a program in which people live outside, on the Earth, with community for a year.
You learn to make your own fires, you build your shelters using only what the Earth provides, you learn primitive fishing & cooking, you connect, gather & share stories & do dream work…
The moment I found out about the program I was in…and I mean literally the moment I found out. I was on the phone with them for an interview within days and was already planning how I would make it happen.
Taking a year off when you’re off-grid is no joke and I gave myself 18 months to prepare.
Say, do you know either of these sayings:
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Well, things went awry & God laughed…
This is what I spent my last few months feeling & crying about. Yet, things did work out, just very differently.
On today’s podcast I share with you the story behind-the-scenes of my sabbatical that didn’t happen…and gear you up for what’s next!
Moving forward I will have an option for you to monetarily support this podcast. Members will receive stories of this amazing next step I’ll be taking in life…still learning to live outside, but in a very different way.
Right now, I’m doing the first part of it, as I’m out in Scandinavia & the Arctic Circle on my first journey to wild living. I’m sooo excited & have so many other emotions as well. I’m excited to gather an intimate group of Humans to journey alongside me in the digital space & that I can share openly and honestly about my experience with.
In the Members-Only space you can expect things like today’s episode (behind-the-scenes stories about my experience), as well as videos, photos, journal entries, poems, etc. Everything will be from my vulnerable heart to yours.
This is a great way to connect in 2024 as I’ll be pretty private. I’m off of social media & will be teaching infrequently.
The first post will go live either in a few days, or in the first week of February when I’m back. Can’t wait to see who joins in on the fun!
Thank you in advance to all those who sign up!! It will help support me as I work less this year and take this sacred time to live closer to the Earth…and bring back the wisdom I receive 🥰
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Ep #13: The Sabbatical That Didn't Happen {Solo Episode}