Fair Haven is off the grid, no internet, no cable, and barely a phone signal. It is strange how quickly we become disconnected, just pull up, get out and you are off the hotline. How do we fill our days? First, we are conscious of being together, there is another human present and we are naturally drawn to developing that relationship, she is my only human contact, the way I get all my news, information, commentary, and opinion. Secondly, we work together. Making a home in what was forested shoreline comes with a lot of work. Yesterday was spent working on a trail we are making across and up our mountain. Learning to work together is exactly like learning to dance, each one learns the moves, in dance, it’s called grace and in work, it’s called efficiency. Third, we read, study, meditate and learn. This is often done in silence but the sincereness is physical. It begins with two souls nourishing and continues off and on throughout the day with enjoyment, learned conversations, and what I can best describe as meaningful being. And then there is God. This is much harder to explain but the most obvious result of being off-grid. We know the days slow passing. It begins with dark morning and routine; we see the sun come up and move veristically overhead but also we see it move horizontally across the mountains as the earth tilts toward the coming season. We consciously observe the sky, the forest, the lake, and all the life that passes through them. We celebrate the day, the eagles, the pelicans, the breeze, the warmth of the sun, the animal tracks, and all the sounds that make up the natural world. Every day the world is new, vibrant, alive, and teeming with meaning. It is almost never loud even though there have been tremendous storms, but it is really, deeply, spiritually, meaningful. Each day is filled with that. It is like the world was made so we could be alive. It is very slow because each moment is alive and available for us to live. It is being with God. It is like that.
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