Falling back reflection

Greetings friends & loved ones!

It feels good to be writing for one & all with the fall in full swing. I have been enjoying the changing of beautiful dissiduous trees, the fruiting persimmons & apples, and the hardy root crops like carrots & beets. I've already made 4 or 5 batches of sour crout & kimchi (I helped others with their batches, plus a few of my own), dried loads of fruit, veggie chips, and various crackers, and gathered a good amount of acorns and english walnuts.

I must say that though I tend to delight in the summer energy (heat, movement, sweet, fruit, outward flowering), it feels good to be pushed inside for herbal teas, miso soup, mediation/contemplation, and rest. What a blessing it is to experience the changing seasons!

Life for me had been flowing beautifully as of late... And as of early for that matter. I have been keeping up with my yoga practice with laser beam focus, and must say it has truly been the foundation of my reality for the past 3 months. I feel vital & healthy, connected to my breath & beingness, with all the energy I could possibly need for day to day missions and adventures. Ahhhh, yes.
I have been working (playing) on lots of farms & gardens, connecting with so many wonderful souls all over the Ridge & Nevada city, and just recently started working at a raw food (with cooked stuff too) restaurant in Nevada city called the Fix. Check it out at thefixforfoodies.com. I'm coming to a great balanacing point with everything I'm doing and it feels great.

I believe I will be in this general area until at least February when my yoga teacher training ends, but otherwise I'm at a rather crucial crossroads of what's next? kinda thing.
And my choices seem to be between traveling and grounding, or some combination of the two. I would really like to make a pilgrimage to India to complete (or deepen, really) my yoga training. I have friends with land in both Costa Rica and Peru that I would really like to visit, as there's a possibility of some communities (with ecological/spirtual focus) taking shape in both these places. And then there is always the distinct possibility of journies to Hawaii, new Zealand, or a number of other spots I've felt really drawn to.
I know if I do go anywhere that I want the trip to be extremely intentional, meaning not simpy travel somewhere just to go, or just to "see the sites". I want to challenge myself, co-create with others, really do some awesome stuff that I feel is in line with my soul path! At this point my conclusion for "where do I go next" is to simply do the best I can every day, knowing fully well that I will be guided to do the right thing when the moment is upon me. Hooray for destiny!
more into, "what is my grand life vision right now?" Like, what do I want to reflect on lying on my death bed kind of thing.

Heaven on Earth comes to mind. Like, there's this idea that there's lots of pain and suffering in the world right now, so it seems like facilitating the emergence of Heaven on Earth is a worthy application of my energy. The question is, how would I do this? How would help do this, allow this? In what way can I play a positive role in moving from point A to point B. Yeah?

Well, right now it seems my energy is best applied in the realms of community, food, & yoga. Building sustainable communities with full-range food/living systems, and teaching and applying my daily life the yogic & food arts and sciences. More details regarding this magic will emerge soon... I believe my next blog posting will be the Art of Change #2. It's been about 9 months (a full birthing or gestation period) since I started this blog in February. So I feel it will be a good time for a Art of Change #2 posting whereby I talk about some of the changes I've gone through in the past 9 months. Until then, love & gratitude!

Liam