August was a challenging month, and also a very exciting one. The month began with an ending as I left my day job at Talisman centre. I was feeling some fear around this as it means that i no longer have a steady pay cheque, but mostly I felt (and still feel) empowered and excited to embark more deeply than ever into my passions of Permaculture, Art and Energy. I feel so inspired by the people surrounding me that have taken the "leap" to immerse themselves and dedicate themselves to their paths and I only see success in those individuals. I hope to manifest this same success and to date feel extremely supported in the path i have chosen.
A few days after leaving Talisman Centre I took off for Shambhala to share some Permie wisdom at the seminars. During my talk, we built an interactive art piece while discussing how Permaculture ethics and principles can save the world. The feedback from the participants was awesome and I love how much I can learn from my students too! Here is a photo of the piece we created:
At Shambhala I was also blessed to see Raw Food extraordinaire, David Wolfe and Unified Theory expert Jamie Janover... super inspiring!
Being back in the community of Calgary has been so great! I have been showered with support of the new farmers market in Inglewood and blessed with well wishes for my Permaculture journey locally and beyond. For those of you just learning about the market, please come by! We are at the AREA every Tuesday from 3:30pm - 8pm. There is great local produce, meat, honey, bread and more!
One sad thing I came home to, was a hail decimated garden at the AREA. I feel that the death of the gardens reveals an opportunity for rebirth and is a physical symbol of what many of us are going through right now. Letting go of our old selves to allow for the new, to allow for the connecting with all beings and to allow us to connect with our unique creative self expression. Although i dont see our garden coming back to what it was before, I see that what has survived will be better than ever, what we plant new will help cultivate the soil, and next year the garden will be stronger and more resilient than ever!
One thing that I really love about the AREA is that it is a constant evolution, always growing, always changing, always renewing. This place shows us what is possible in our lives, whether its by growing food, building resiliency or constantly evolving. It is truly a blessing to be a part of this beautiful space.
I am excited as always to see and experience what is to come in the following month! Some exciting notables will be part 2 of the Visionary Permaculture Course, a couple of awesome Permablitzes (dates to come soon!) as well as the Abundance festival taking place at the AREA on September 29th.
Infinite Love, gratitude and giggles, Kym Chi
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