RE: Confessions of a Half-Hearted Rebel
fantastic post colin and i'm sure many many people can relate. i especially loved this:
It's not as if anyone of us can simply follow someone else's personal liberation instruction manual and get there with ease. We all have to walk our own path, figure out what works for us, realizing what sacrifices it will require and weighing decisions with our own personal obligations.
we certainly cannot follow anyone's path, but as you also say, we can use their example to further our own liberation. in the end, we each must strike that balance that lives out our ideals enough while also having "two feet on the ground" so to say in order to take care of our own needs.
there was definitely a "jumping off' point for me where i had so much built up energy inside that i just had to try it ... and had to take a jump into the deep end. not that everyone has to go there; i believe we each can work from where we are in life as we follow our inner impulses. much love and strength to you on the journey!! <3 (and thanks for the mention!!! <3)
Absolutely, you guys are a constant source of inspiration for the future homesteader in me ;) Finding the balance is probably an ongoing process that evolves over time.
definitely! none of us are exempt from that. even today we woke up on the homestead, a place we love and tend dearly, and thought "we don't want to work today!" so we're heading to arkansas to hike in the mountains. it's always a balancing act and re-creation is a necessity <3