Hello, Hiveans!
Good time of the day to you!
I want to share with you what happened to me during my absence from our community.
Five years is a great time to look back and reflect on the path traveled and evaluate the value of the efforts invested.
Since childhood, I have had a dream of living in my own house surrounded by nature.
A friend of mine drew this picture inspired by my story of my dream when we were both 14 years old.
It mesmerizes me to realize that the dream I have kept inside me since childhood has come true!
I live in my own house, on the land, surrounded by nature and loved ones!
And it happened mystically.
There is a parable about a Wise Woman who traveled the world giving lectures on achieving happiness. One day, at one of the seminars, a man approached her during the break and said: "My family is very poor. I can't get a good job. My wife takes care of our sick child. Please bless me with the birth of another child."
Everyone who heard this request was surprised at its foolishness - after all, the man was struggling to provide for even this family.
To the amazement of the people, the Wise Woman replied that this person had listened to her attentively and knew the paths to happiness. She blessed him.
A daughter was born to the man. He was inspired and found a good job, his wife was distracted from their sick son, and he learned to be stronger, to heal...
Something similar happened in my life!
Without our own housing, we lived in two rooms of my mother's apartment with my partner for eight years. But we didn't consider it timely to have a child without having our own place to live and with limited means of existence.
And here I am, expecting a baby!
It was joyous!
And with joy came the realization that the search and acquisition of our own home (our child would grow up on the land - this was indisputable) were necessary in the near future before the arrival of the baby.
The miracles continued because with the pregnancy, maternity leave, and social benefits, the opportunity to purchase our own home also appeared.
The very first advertisement charmed us: a house on a hill, on the riverbank, without close neighbors (the closest one hundred meters away from the vegetation).
View from the window to the winter garden.
And here we are!
My youngest daughter is 2 years old. She is a happy, intelligent, and active girl.I will definitely tell you in the following posts about how we spend time on Nature.
We have three dogs, two geese, three chickens, a noble rooster, over a dozen ducks, and one Vietnamese piglet.
I am on maternity leave and dedicate all my time to my child, home, and personal life.
We are city dwellers ourselves. Life in the village is new to us, and we have found good friends who also once came from the city.
They advise us on how to live and not work "for someone else," but to feed ourselves and earn for our needs with our own farm.
The war left my beloved without work, and the third miracle happened: now he has free time for family, personal life, and farming projects, which gave us even more opportunities to never return to the slavery of wage labor.
When Mira, my younger daughter, grows up a little and becomes more independent, the circle of "child-home-personal life" will be complemented by public and socially significant activity.
Then the daily routine will acquire a complete and finished pattern, which will give value to further investment of effort.
Right now, I am focused on making the foundation of my family estate strong, with deep roots that extend into connection with Nature, with Loved Ones, and with Family Values.
Then I will be able to calmly let my family tree grow and flourish, and I will be able to take a break to create a common blossoming garden!
Thank you for your attention! Hold on tight to your roots.
For the benefit of all living beings!
Ksu' for you
