Panic Stations

This transition that we’re planning has invaded and taken control of my life. It’s the 1st thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing on my mind before I fall into a light and dreamless sleep. I fluctuate between extreme panic and wild joy – predominantly the former…

It’s all we’re talking about as well, making plans. But you know the saying: ‘If you want to make God laugh, make plans’. There’s so much to do and only 12 weeks to do it in. EEEEEK!!!! In 12 weeks we must: sell all our possessions and buy a caravan, trade in our car for a 4x4, and kit out our caravan with everything we’ll need on the road. I’m making lists of everything, and everywhere I go in the house, I’m looking at all our stuff and thinking: ‘keep, sell, sell, sell, keep..’ Mark has just informed me that I need to part with my fairy collection – we’ll have to see about that!

The major cause of all the panic is the fear of not having enough MONEY. Will we be able to make a living on the road to sustain ourselves? And what exactly will we do? I’m a bookkeeper by trade, Mark is a swimming teacher and he owned and ran his own entertainment business for 12 years. But he has lost it all – in the current financial climate, everyone is feeling the pinch and the 1st thing that people clamp down on is entertainment. Over the years that we’ve been together, we’ve both done Reiki courses and a Chi Massage course. So that is one thing we can do. I’m an astrology fan and I’ve been doing Natal charts for my family and friends as a hobby over the years, but now it’s a service that I can offer.

Our good friends, Victoria and her husband Geri, are already out there, living the life that we are envisioning. In fact, we started discussing this move after spending a few days with them 2 months ago. Victoria is ‘The Crystal Lady’. She and Geri travel from place to place, selling crystals. But selling isn’t really what she does: what she’s dong is finding homes for the stones, making sure that they go where they are needed. You see, she doesn’t put a price on the stones. She will accept whatever you offer her for them. She says that they are from Gaia and are not hers to sell. And she has a point.

If we truly embrace that we are here to serve humanity and we are sincere about breaking the ties we have to money, then how can we charge for our services? From this perspective, we are going to follow Victoria’s example. We will accept what people can afford and / or remove currency by trading. This means we will accept a pocket of potatoes or 5l of fuel for the car in exchange for a massage or a Birth Chart.

Once we’re out there, we’ll meet people, share ideas and learn form others who have done this before us and in that way we’ll find more things to do to support ourselves. We’ve had some very good ideas so far, and we’re speaking to all and sundry about our plans. The more we speak about it, the more real it becomes.