LIFE DREAMS
HAPPINESS **** ACCEPTANCE **** COMPASSION
Develop artistically -- Novel, Cookbook, Photography
Craftsman -- Glass work, Artistic Functional Design
Joyful and loving relationship with partner -- kids and a homestead. Good father -- patience, listening design easeful life for family
Professional -- Incorporating healing from many perspectives (12 -15 weeks of healing services per year), catering 8-12 events per year, permaculture design, consultation, teaching and implementation (12 -15 weeks per year). This leaves a necessary 8 - 15 weeks per year for downtime, sourcing, integration.
Regular Exercise -- chi gung, yoga, surfing, gardening
BROAD STROKES
In my life -- I hope to continue learning and growing in many arenas: healer, designer, gardener, artist, writer, chef, surfer, photographer, seed saver, and permaculturalist.
I see my life as a combination of global wisdom focusing on Health: personal practices, diet and nutrition, herbalism, movement practices, flower essences, meditation, gardening & good relationship with the earth and all other sentient beings. As a permaculturalist, I see that the areas I am most drawn to and hope to specialize within are seeds, soil and energy. As an artist, I hope to continue to develop as a photographer and a writer and invite artistic expression into functional design. As a chef, I hope to nourish and inspire people through food and herbs. I believe food is one of the greatest pleasures in life and our first medicine.
LIPD - Concrete Next Steps
Assist a leadership course in eco-conscious transformation with Kat Steele at Esalen
Take an Herbalism Week long Symposium with my East West Herbology school
Attend Seed School with Bill McDormand
Attend Paul Stamets mushroom level 1 workshop
Use skillflex hours to gain digital literacy
Get iPhone and engage friends about valuable apps.
Skillflex for spreadsheets (quickbooks?)
Begin writing newsletter -- ask Shani to help
HOPES -- Lower Priority but would be great
Find a Chi gung/Feng Shui workshop
Create time for a meditation retreat or study with Mantak Chia
Art of Mentoring program (maybe in a couple of years)
Attend School of Spagyric & Alchemical Arts (maybe in a couple of years)
Assist Jim with Reiki 1 trainings. Do my Reiki Level 3 training,
Assist Jean with NVC workshops at Esalen or Santa Cruz
Mangaing and tracking my progress
I have designed my system with many goals held loosely. The skills that I am sure I wish to attain, I have made into commitments with others including Gaia U Output Packets and projects with East West School of Herbology. In this way, I have insured that if I stay on course with Gaia University, East West and my professional life, I am fulfilling my highest priority learnings. There are so many things that I am passionate about, it is useful to articulate and let go and see what the universe offers me.