The closer it comes to August 4th (the date I am scheduled to leave Embercombe) I am feeling the need to document more and live more presently. An interesting balance. I am having fun with it - it feels right.
Last night was magic. Being in Centre Fire and feeling the calm energy of guitars, quiet company, and conversations as well as the excitment of throwing circular paper airplanes (all ages involved) and surprising B in the shower at midnight by singing happy birthday! A beautiful range, all incredible.
The Centre Fire gathering parted ways with love around midnight. From there Jana and I laughed over the adventure of wanting to watch a movie. (People were asleep in the Mezinine so we couldn't use that space, couldn't use my laptop needed to borrow one with the British code, needed to get the DVDs...) It was great and ended in Jana and I sitting on a mattress and pillow made couch in the woman's yurt talking and watching Chocolat until half 2.
The energy at Embercombe really sparks interest in me and willingness to learn - even stronger than at other points in my life. I wanted to learn how to french braid/plate so I asked Jana how and shortly after she was showing me. I have wanted to learn the butterfly swimming stroke for years one day in the lake I asked Juanjo effortlessly if he would show me how and quickly got over the potential embarrassment of flopping about in the water attempting the butterfly. I really like that that is so alive in me.
Joey is back which means learning a lot of amazing and random things, feeling the love every time we pass and or make eye contact, banjo talk and the possibility of playing, and Builders week (and whatever that may contain.)
Today is Sunday. Catalyst begins today and I am glad I decided not to do it. It seems like a neat program but not one I want to do and I am glad I have one more week at Embercombe as a volunteer rather than needing to be in the program and not interacting/living/working with the volunteers I have grown so close to. It is a very quiet weekend. There is one more school group coming then all of the programs are for adults which means there is a very different feel around Embercombe. Calm. Not that it wasn't nice with the kids but, it is nice now.
I am working this evening in the kitchen with Patti and Dan - both whom I adore and am looking forward to that as well as whatever I do between now and then.
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