Monday, 11 February 2013

One mind (blown to smithereens)? Check.




My mind officially blew the safe confinement of my rock hard skull this weekend.   In a physically unremarkable, fluorescent-lit basement classroom on the south side of Edmonton, the (remarkable) installation of a new personal operating system began.

I haven't slept well all weekend for the information swirling in the vast chasm of emptiness that once held my brain.  I'm forgetting my children's names, putting milk in the cupboard and dishes in the fridge.  My writing is filled with transposed spelling and reversed sequence.

Oh my.  Those seem like pretty solid indications that what's left of my brain is busy forming new neural pathways with blatant disregard for the life and routine I once knew.
 
Ummm, yeah.  I get it now.  Taking a Permaculture Design Course really is life changing because your viewpoint is forever changed from "problem" to "solution".

I do declare ~ the world could certainly use a little bit more of that kind of thinking.  Yes indeed, it could.

Hold onto your hats, people.  This is going to be a wild ride :)








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  1. Unknown11 February 2013 at 12:24

    I reading this at 7.22 in the morning before work and im laughing. What a nice way to start the day. Very discriptive and im sure there's plenty of grey matter still up there.

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  2. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 12:35

    Love it! and I'm sure it will be an exciting ride. I look forward to hearing more.

    when I saw this, I went straight to amazon to look for this book. Might have to find it at the library.

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    1. Little Home In The Country11 February 2013 at 15:15

      Rachael, see my reply to Rose (below) for a good recommendation :)

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  3. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 13:02

    I remember how mind blown I was after reading my first permaculture book, sounds like you had a similar experience :-) Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the permaculture approach!!

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  4. Tania11 February 2013 at 14:09

    I was thinking of doing a course on permaculture, but there is no opportunity here where I live. I will look into doing it online though. If it is mind blowing for you, what's it going to do to me??

    Learning new things is always a good thing :)

    Must get me a copy of that book :)

    x

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  5. Rose11 February 2013 at 14:12

    Sherri is that book good for a beginner or would you recommend another? Like Tania I'd love the opportunity to do such a course so reading is a start.

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    1. Little Home In The Country11 February 2013 at 14:24

      I highly recommend Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway as a beginner book. It's not at all dumbed down (or even basic for that matter). It is essentially permaculture scaled for home gardeners written by an intelligent, experienced permaculturist. It's a brilliant book that I have read from cover to cover several times, each time gleaning new information from it.

      The book pictured above is a meaty reference manual, oftentimes over my head, but always thought provoking and brow furrowing. I wouldn't recommend starting with it. I took it out on interlibrary loan a few months back and could NOT get through it in the 3 week loan time (no renewals on ILL loans here). It is jam packed with technical information (which is fascinating, but time consuming to decipher and comprehend).

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  6. Cheryl11 February 2013 at 14:16

    Aarrgh, I'm excited for you!!!
    Keep us posted, so I can live vicariously through YOU!

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  7. Unknown11 February 2013 at 21:49

    You sound so excited...other than the mind blowing part lol! You'll have to share your knowledge with us!!!

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