The Adventures of Sprout: Four

Here I am for the fourth time saying "au revoir" to Lopez. It's interesting to think that I am seeing kids summer after summer and each time they are more grown. It's so amazing. I remember when some of them were so small they could barley put sentences together and now they're allowed to play with friends without adult supervision. I never thought about how it was to watch a younger person grow drastically. I've definitely never had the experience before. Also along the same length, people here have gotten to see me during some good years of development from early 20's to late 20's. I wonder what it's like for them. I guess that outside perspective on another human's life is astoundingly precious.

I met some really amazing people this summer while deepening already existing relationships. It's now my mission to get everyone I love to move to Arcata. Here's the icing on the cake: if a friend from elsewhere moves to Arcata there's no chance of a lonely/making friends part of the experience, because Jess and I already have a set of the most solid friends around. Insta-friends!!! Pretty alluring, I know. Dial 1-800-PLANK to learn more. Tell the receptionist Vernis sent you!

Has anyone ever looked into their Enneagram. It's a very accurate way of finding your personality type. If you couple it with Meyer's-Briggs you can really do some important introspection. I have found that I am a Type 9 with an 8 wing. In general, what the Enneagram people call "The Peacekeeper." What are you? Go to the Enneagram Institute's website to take the exam.

Motivation is challenging. It's an ebb and flow. Sometimes you just spring up ready to go and other times its a struggle to brush your hair or teeth. Today, I felt the rush of motivation to get my home on a trailer further on its path to livability. I'm so happy that something which seemed so far off, near impossible, is finally about to happen. The exterior will soon be finished (minus the paintings and artwork I plan on doing) and I will get to move my journey to finishing the interior, wiring, plumbing to a degree, and making a homey and comfortable space to share with others. At night, I try to envision the warm glow of my home and how that will feel in my body and emotions.

It's amazing how I can always feel so cold (temperature-wise) and others so warm. On a normal day, when I'm wearing a wool shirt, a beanie, carharrts, and high socks someone sitting right next to me will be wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. I thought people evolved to be small as a means of conserving heat and staying warm like the nomadic peoples in Siberia. That part of my gene structure must be defective to some degree. Maybe turning back to eating within my Ayurvedic means will help ignite my fire.

This summer has given way to some of the best brainstorms and ideas I've ever had. Hopefully this year I will bring a few of them to fruition. Here are the general topics they pertain to: helping others, transportation, tradeswomen, chainsaws, food, clothing/reclamation, driftwood, ska.

Do you keep an idea book?

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