I'm going to comment as I watch here, because I feel like I need to! A few minutes in, and I'm loving the barefeet and the community spirit, with your neighbour letting you use their land, and helping each other out.
I love the respect for and connection with nature/plants that you all seem to have there, how lovely was it that your neighbour cut the grass, but left the baby fig!
Your children are delightful, and I feel so much joy seeing that they're growing up in this environment! I really appreciate this "day in the life of" vid, very very uplifting, inspiring and educational.
It is one of our dreams, as a family, to be self sufficient, and give our children this kind of lifestyle, since before this "big reset", and we now just desire it even more. We have been implementing as many of these ideals as we can, but definitely can't wait to have our own land, build our own home using natural materials, grow more of our own food, and to live in a more "community setting", etc.
Having finished the video, I definitely appreciate and resonate with your message. Although I had to read your post to better understand what you are reaching out for. It was clear that you are promoting this way of living, but not as clear that you were seeing if (the person watching and resonating) would want to live in the Pyrenees (as you asked on this post), unless I missed something in the video! It might help to clarify that in the clip where you put your email?
"Thanks also to World Economic Forum for their fear porn footage, used explicitly without their permission."- That made me laugh!
And to answer the question, I've visited Pau, where a friend was living, and loved it. I've seen but never visited the Pyrenees, but loved what I saw in the vid. If/when financially equipped, I'd be quite interested in trying this lifestyle there, even if just for a few months - a few years. My kids are a bit older, 5 and 8.5, and both home educated/unschooled, and they would love this lifestyle as well (they'd want more animals though!). Location wise, I always expected we would stay in the UK, as close to London as possible, because of family, even though,a part of me has always wanted to just up and leave and start fresh somewhere. Happy to chat more privately about this :)
Lastly, (I almost don't want to mention this, but) the only constructive criticism I have for the video is the font choice. The content and editing work is decent, but I felt the font is a bit "old". Although it's really not a major issue, and for those who watch this vid and resonate with it, I should hope the font wouldn't stop them from reaching out!
Hope I've given some insight that is of value to you, we are living in such vortex-y and exciting times, it's so great to see so many others helping create a better world, for each other and for the children!! Talk more soon :)
LOVE YOU! How have we not met before? Or perhaps we have? I'm a bit rubbish at remembering avatars & names sometimes. Please don't take it personally.
Firstly THANK YOU & awesome you are actively implementing these ideals in your life already. Even if it's just baby steps, it is the direction we aim for which counts. What was it my dad used to say? "Aim high, hit high".
I've had amazing feedback from so many people about this film. Very grateful for this community! And yes, I feel what are you saying about further clarity being required. The edit is evolving again, establishing the basics at the beginning. In the end I would like to make a documentary and this is like the little teaser to get me in the mood ;)
The ambiguity around a direct call to join us here comes from a sense of concern. Perhaps wrongly? But if I tell people directly, I am wondering if it might attract the full spectrum of characters. Whereas perhaps, if I leave this aspect of the message subtle I will only attract those who can read between the lines and therefore more likely to vibrate in harmony with the whole. Am still in two minds about this theory however. Come on Universe... am waiting for direction on this one!
Sabrina has family in Pau who we visited a few years back and yes, it is very beautiful and quite similar to this region. Though they had more sunflowers I recall :)
Great advice on my font selection. You have a keen eye! When working on pro projects I will always take the time to search for unique fonts so what we are ultimately looking at here is my laziness ;) Thank you for going with your instinct and telling me!
Let us keep in touch. It sounds to me like there is a chance, now that you are aware of what I am up to here, that the Universe will open up that door for you.
I am imagining our children playing together... and it feels good :)
Love & Light
Hahah no I dont take it personally at all, I can be a bit of a lurker online, I just much prefer face to face interactions! Also, you were hardly in London, back when I was one of the main people organizing the London Steem meetups in 2018/2019, else we definitely would have met at least once..
If it helps, I've been following you for a bit, but I think this is only the 2nd time I've left you a "meaningful" comment! The first one was when I commented to tell you the real full quote of "Jack of all trades, master of none.....", you might remember that!!
I see what you mean about keeping it vague, and personally I do agree the ambiguity will likely weed out the incompatible characters, the serious ones will reach out in their own accord!
I love this, and yes it does!!
I sincerely hope our paths cross, for now, keep growing (crops too!) and keep creating, sending lots of Love to you and your beautiful family!
Ah yes! Now I remember. The jack of all trades expansion. Thanks for that!
If I had been living in London during that time of your steem meetups, I would have been there for sure ;)