I was just thinking about how anxiety and joy are really the same vibrant energy. The difference being that one is experienced through a filter of fear and the other trust. Hmm, trust. Read an excellent Goethe quote recently, “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”

Speaking of energy, mine has been focused on other matters. I guess this is when the “urban” of urban farming stands out. I’ve been on a bit of a journey for a few months now. It has had my urban farming in flux. I’ve had less vegetable growing, more rabbit keeping (Which is going exceedingly well. They will be part of the Outstanding in the Field event coming up) and lots of reading and painting. Oh yeah, I paint. I love painting natural forms. Though I have not been immersed in the garden exactly, my window over looks a verdant garden that is the love child of Stefani. The angle of the light in the yard is such that each dawn and dusk a golden light engulfs the space. It is truly gorgeous. It’s the inspiration for my current mural. I’ve only just started and its not farming related but what the heck, I’m going to share.

Dipak says the “colors are calming, but beware of the snake.” I say that even in calm beauty rests the most powerful and frightful truths…and I love each and every one of them.