From officemanager at svionline.org Mon Aug 3 10:56:14 2009 From: officemanager at svionline.org (office manager) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Sviannouncements] We need harvesters! Message-ID: We need harvesters... you keep a percent of what you pick or process. Grapes, apples, pears, berries, tomatoes galore. Come on up any day this week, wear shady clothing and prepare to have a good time... we can climb, swim, hike, bike etc. after a few hours work. Also late night canning sessions for hanging out, picking & drumming. Chris Gilligan Board of Directors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sequatchie Valley Institute 1233 Cartwright Loop Whitwell, TN 37397 (423) 949-5922 tel svionline.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashley at svionline.org Sun Aug 23 08:14:38 2009 From: ashley at svionline.org (ashley ironwood) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:14:38 -0500 Subject: [Sviannouncements] and we're off! Message-ID: a personal note from asha: hi there! big news... the kids and i are headed to colorado - we wont be back until next summer... sage heads out on monday in order to be at his new pubic (!) montesorri school for the first day on tuesday. anakeesta and i will continue to pack and drive out to catch up with him at my parents' home in basalt. patrick is taking things one day at a time and can fill you in on his plans when they become clear to him. i know this is going to lead to lots of questions - please feel free to write, knowing that it may take me a while for me to respond to you. svi will continue to fulfill its mission here - i plan to organize "food for life" and bonnaroo from colorado - and i look forward to being here with you again next summer. we've invited folks to come over to play today, if you're able to join us. everything is moving very fast for us right now :) much love to you all, asha ************************************ ashley "asha" ironwood sequatchie valley institute 1233 cartwright loop whitwell, tn 37397 423-949-5922 ashley at svionline.org www.svionline.org "some changes may look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. there may be a period of insecurity and uncertainty. what should i do? as the ego is no longer running your life, the psychological need for external security, which is illusory anyway, lessens. you're able to live with uncertainty - even enjoy it. when you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. it means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. the roman philosopher, tasitus, rightly observed that 'the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.' if uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. if it's perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness and creativity." eckhart tolle - chapter 9 of "a new earth" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashley at svionline.org Wed Aug 26 10:58:49 2009 From: ashley at svionline.org (ashley ironwood) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:58:49 -0500 Subject: [Sviannouncements] another word about our journey Message-ID: <4F76CA9F-CE51-4ECB-8FD9-4B3421DFDA4D@svionline.org> hi there, again. thanks to so many of you for your support and encouragement in response to the ironwood journey to colorado. i want to clarify something that has been brought up to me... i don't actually know how long we'll be in colorado. maybe it will only be a few months... when i wrote that we would be back at moonshadow by next summer, i meant that was the longest we'd be away. we'll certainly be back for next summer. but you may hear word that we're headed back much sooner. who knows? life is full of twists and turns, right? thanks for all of the love, asha please note my new email address ************************************ ashley "asha" ironwood sequatchie valley institute 1233 cartwright loop whitwell, tn 37397 423-949-5922 ashley at svionline.org www.svionline.org "some changes may look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. there may be a period of insecurity and uncertainty. what should i do? as the ego is no longer running your life, the psychological need for external security, which is illusory anyway, lessens. you're able to live with uncertainty - even enjoy it. when you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. it means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. the roman philosopher, tasitus, rightly observed that 'the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.' if uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. if it's perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness and creativity." eckhart tolle - chapter 9 of "a new earth" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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