Dragonfly Retreats
Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root word as awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seed of transformation. –Alan Cohen Hello beautiful souls! I wanted to do some updates about the goings on around here, especially about the retreats. Many of you are asking about them, so this seems like the best way to do it. First, yes– all of the spots for the New Mexico retreats are full, at least for this year. We will probably do a larger, longer group retreat next year in Abiquiu, NM, with the option...
Read MoreGlobal Farms & BlogLovin
Hello all! First, I wanted to say thanks to everyone who stopped by for the Sustainable Yard Tour. I think we had about 100 or so people here, and a good time was had by all. We met a lot of other garden geeks and seed savers, as well as a great number of local foodies and just all around cool people. We were also able to connect with Andy from the International Institute, about the cool project they are doing, called the Global Farms Initiative. The International Institute Global Farms Initiative is an agriculture-based career training program for refugees with two training locations:...
Read MoreWe are on the Sustainable Yard Tour & This House is For Sale!
Hello all! I wanted to update you on some cool happenings here at the Blessings Enterprises World Headquarters. First, and how cool is this: This yard and space is listed on the 2013 Sustainable Yard Tour on Sunday, June 23, from 11-4:00. You can find more about the tour and all the other cool spaces here. Feel free to come by, and by all means, check out some of the other listed houses and yards. A lot of neat stuff is happening in St. Louis, and the community is happy to share ideas and expertise. The Tour is a wonderful way to get to know your neighbors and get some great...
Read MoreOne Billion Rising–Dancing is a Revolution
“Dancing insists we take up space. It has no set direction but we go there together. It’s dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive. It breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere at anytime with anyone and everyone. It’s free. No corporation can control it. It joins us and pushes us to go further. It’s contagious and it spreads quickly. It’s of the body. It’s transcendent.” Hello all! It’s what my friend Janet calls Activist Shaman time, and she’s probably right. But if this isn’t about healing, then I don’t know what is....
Read MoreDrop. Swap. Grow
Hello all! Ok, so when we last left our super heroes, they were planning to go to New Mexico and have been on many a journey since October. So yes~~ it’s been like 3 months since I posted, and in truth, this does not take the place of A Real Post. BUT! More is coming. The current Blessings website is being updated, the blogs are being streamlined, the practice here is changing and much more magic and mischief is afoot! Change is good and it is on the way, in fact it is among us! In the meantime, our super cool friends over at Drop. Swap.Grow are up to their annual shenanigans and...
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