I got that email too. I also felt a tumult of emotions. Sadness, of course. Guilt for not supporting them more. Regret that this community/school/chance is going to change so much.
But oddly enough part of me feels that something good will come out of this. Even though Patricia and Cynthia's dream didn't work forever, it DID work for a while. And having seen so many women get eaten by the lifestyles they chose (farmers wives and mothers who have no identity but those) I'm proud of them for getting out before it ate them away. And I look up to them for that.
Something good--many things good--have come out of Diana's Grove. And will, even though the form is shifting. I find myself hurt, angry, upset, guilty, frustrated by my lack of ability to change things or help or ride in and buy the land.
And yes--connections and community can transcend geography.
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But oddly enough part of me feels that something good will come out of this. Even though Patricia and Cynthia's dream didn't work forever, it DID work for a while. And having seen so many women get eaten by the lifestyles they chose (farmers wives and mothers who have no identity but those) I'm proud of them for getting out before it ate them away. And I look up to them for that.
Of course, it could just be that I'm F'ed up.
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Something good--many things good--have come out of Diana's Grove. And will, even though the form is shifting. I find myself hurt, angry, upset, guilty, frustrated by my lack of ability to change things or help or ride in and buy the land.
And yes--connections and community can transcend geography.
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