A good first day

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Cookies by Marta... Oisin's girlfriend's mom

Back to Forest School

Rooks gathering moss on the school building


It was a good start to the last term. Busy, happy day in school - god love people who use the word productivity. I really wonder what passes for education sometimes. I am so glad though that I am able to work with the curriculum which we have. I feel so lucky. What would I have done if I did not become a Steiner teacher? All roads and destiny and all that.

I was chatting with Ghin saying that it all felt amazing really. How lucky I was to be able to do what I do. If I never did anything for the rest of my life I am happy with my life... it seems strange as well. All those travel ideas - saying that you must spend all your time and money on travelling - after a while the currency, that currency runs out. After a while, all those places merge and it seems lovely that we did that, and I am glad that I did do that, but staying here, staying put - I am happy here now. And doing lovely things is what life is about.

And there is no need to do anything else really.

It feels like - a sort of homecoming a returning. Especially once more to writing. That call is getting stronger again...

I will upload the pictures now...

Getting older is an amazing thing. I love it absolutely.

I have started to skip breakfast and eat lunch and quite a late supper. Around midnight. This means I do not eat from midnight to 3 pm. which is around a 13-hour fast. It feels good. I feel clear headed. I think your metabolism changes so much as you get older and you just need ... less. 

Time to get a move on... I love my life...

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