Baron Michael Mojohito John Richerson von Tchudi

Before I moved from San Francisco to Heartwood in 2005, I was moving into a career in hybrid rhythm/theatre.  I participated in a production with Balé Techlorico; below is an excerpt titled “Drum Fu”:

I hope someday to return to this passion for percussion and performance, and I think back with love and gratitude for my work with my friend Greg Beuthin.

Dang, over a month since adding something to this page. Little point, I think, in reviewing the last five weeks, but let’s see…
The apprenticeship has ended, a smashing success, and now I am living at Emerald Earth in a work-trade capacity; still building, but also gardening and doing a lot more cooking for the community. My kombucha is thriving, and I’m brewing near six gallons a week. Probably more than I can drink, but I’m hoping to produce some to share – or sell – also working with sauerkraut and have a batch of beer in the works!
Heather is here too, and we are very fortunate to be living an a beautiful natural building that would otherwise be unoccupied. Our own little home, with kitchen and bookshelf and desk and most certainly a bed in a bedroom. Stompin’ our feet on the wooden porch, never got to worry about locking the doors.
But we’re not here that much this month. Three three-day weekends in a row, plus. My sister Emily got married in Oakland, and we were happy to see Cheetah and my folks, as well as Tim. It was a partyin’ weekend, see photo. I read at the ceremony as well as prepared a vegetarian entree for dinner.
Back at EE, Heather and I are going to the Solar Living Institute tomorrow, to volunteer for SolFest.
On Monday, we’ll be seeing Cheetah and his partner Jen again, along with my Mom, who is flying them down to look at a promising piece of land in Middletown, California. This is particularly exciting, because we are very close to making a dramatic step forward on this homestead project, manifesting dreams.
The list of events goes on.
I’m trying to balance the excitement in my life. There is anxiety about fulfilling my obligations to EE as a work trader, what with being away so much. We barely feel arrived before we turn around and go again. Too much pot smoking and ejaculation leaves me feeling drained and grouchy, so replacing addictive behavior with positive things is something I’m putting a lot of focus into. In the meantime, people mostly irritate me, and I prefer being alone with Heather, or in the kitchen, or working hard. Social stuff around the community not so much.
I return to the concept or process, being gentle with myself, taking my time, appreciating the hard parts, savoring the fun parts, laughing at my dumb attitude, and learning to thrive on what my life entails.
I am surrounded by beauty and abundance, and the trick is to remember that always.