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Finding Wonderland
September 10, 2020
My paperwork is officially submitted to the settlement offices here in the UK. Yesterday we drove into Edinburgh so my fingerprints could be taken and my face snapshotted. Since I am not an EU citizen like Silas, I had to be physically seen and documented before my paperwork could be submitted to the government agency. Then we walked to this pub to consider all the many many things that are currently out of our hands. We’ve done our part to get official here and now we wait. It’s not up to us. And it’s strange, because for the first time […]
September 8, 2020
If you’ve ever wanted to live in a graveyard, here’s your chance! We saw this house today. It’s wonderfully within our budget but so incredibly small we could not host artists, musicians or a single guest. We could barely host ourselves and our dogs and would have to leave all of the wonderland accoutrement in the states until we find our museum space. But it was marvelous fun to consider it, and it is not ruled out completely as we may have to buckle down and take a too-small place as a first step to securing a foothold for Wonder […]
September 8, 2020
A teacher once told me “if you carry big light you cast a big shadow.” Simply put, if you’re actively trying to make a difference in the world, charge it with enthusiasm or inspiration or light, there’s work to be done in the unconscious. Wherever you relegate the unwanted aspects of yourself, there lies both opportunity and treasure. “Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”– Joseph Campbell Somewhere along the way shadow aspects have got a bad rap. Weakness, vulnerability, tenderness, doubt, Selfishness, judgment, impatience, anxiety, depression, anger and yet if you think about all of the ginormous strides you […]