15| Sometimes, I talk to my lucky bamboo
Notes from the Spring Equinox on being a Villager + my favs from Foto Friday
Fortune Cookie of the week:
Whatever the ways of the world, what fruits do you bring? - Rumi
Just a while ago, I finally had a deeply refreshing phone call with an artist I have been acquainted with for a few years but had never met or chatted in depth with. A week later, I had another equally nourishing conversation on the farm with a fellow kreative person.
In both of these discussions, the topics of rest, ambition, and community came up. We explored many questions while looking at our collective and individual experiences, specifically as it relates to community.
What does it mean?
How do you build one?
How do you know if a community is right for you?
What should it look like, given our current situation in the US?
What does reciprocity look like when we are not operating in an equitable world?
Can shared purpose act as glue while everything else falls apart?
How do we treat inherited pain in our communities?
How do we kreate belonging without erasing difference?
What happens when you don’t have one?
These conversations were timely and unironically aligned with much of the work I’ve been doing these days…Further, the discussion shifted to the lack of community and what issues stemmed from that. I’m grateful for the start of these ongoing conversations and what they opened up for me. And, I am not in a rush to figure them all out. While it’ll be interesting to see how it all unfolds and watch the layers peel back over time, I am immediately interested in what it means to simply be a villager in the different spaces I show up in. So far for me, this means…
Someone who shows up in community/village spaces that align with my personal values and interests.
Someone who uplifts, nurtures, and advocates for shared and green spaces like parks or the library.
A steward of the land.
The villager who makes room for collaboration, whether that be a portrait session, trading plants/seeds, or a guided yoga session. The one who is of service to kreation.
Someone who barters, gives, and receives openly.
One that meets things with curiosity amidst wrestling with boundaries, disappointment, conflict, or burnout.
What does being a villager look like for you? If you have built a community or are in the process of building one, have you simply been a villager first? If so, in what ways did you approach it? If you have any responses or thoughts in response, feel free to leave a comment or message me. I have such a varied mix of subscribers, so I am interested in your different perspectives.
Thank you for viewing some of my Foto Friday favorites and reading my little equinox reflections! Special welcome to all the new subscribers whom I’ve run into or met at the market.
Please enjoy the rest of your weekend! I am still navigating how I would like this newsletter to flow. So, a huge thank you to all who are still engaging with these emails, following my journey, rooting for me, and extending me the grace to evolve <3
Bye for now…,
Ka’Vozia