Monday, February 10, 2014

Winning Worms



February 10, 2014

A friend just murmured “Happy Valentine’s week!” and I decide to treat myself to breakfast out (not outdoors, in a restaurant) tomorrow. It has been a long time coming. I will order all of the sides whose pictures appeal to me, drink gallons of caffeinated coffee, and have red devil chocolate cake for dessert, no matter the time of day.

I welcome and honor stressful situations. Power and courage appears when I am stepping into anxiety or angst. How can I know just what I have to offer if I stick to the same old patterns, my identical way of being in the world? Can you grow without the sticky places in life. Is it probable that I understand my limits, boundaries and uncover skills and talents without pushing aside the barriers. I doubt it.

The Farmers Market planning meeting is always a pin prick scene for me. I constantly tear down the reinforcements, put up screening and temporary plastic sheeting, poking the ways of doing business, and calling people (including myself) on their smallness. I believe sustainability has to come from a strategic idea, with a budget and plan, not just some floating iridescent figure appearing and scaring the heck out of everyone somewhere in the distant future. Not certain if I will continue hawking maple syrup, perhaps I will raise red worms, the humus they produce or steep tea from their excrement. Since I will be out of the country for three solid best-selling weeks, I may have to consider the reliability of the sales crew at the community table. Difficult for me to hand over the reins to just anyone.

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