Grateful Monday

Today I'm grateful for the sunshine pouring in before the storm; for hot, sweet, creamy coffee warming me from the inside out and waking my brain and body; for so very many little everyday things. 

And I'm grateful for technology.

​Tech often gets a bad rap in natural living circles, and it can certainly be problematic when it forces us to feel available round the clock or sucks us in late at night. But what about the blessings of tech? If it weren't for tech I wouldn't be able to do grad school and work from home - and home/unschool my daughter. If it weren't for tech, my entire life would be different! Tech facilitates our ability to live an earth-centered life and to be together. It provides a third choice between the extremes of back-to-the-land, off-grid independence and corporate fealty. I aspire to create enough location-independent work that someday I can spend winters in a warmer place!! Imagine working in an internet cafe a block or so off the beach... sipping from a fresh coconut... 

But in the meantime, I'm grateful for the privilege to have, to build, and to aspire... 

And as I write, I hear sounds of Spanish language wafting in from Helena's bedroom where she's engaged in a live, online Spanish class with other homeschoolers around the nation. Tech is such a huge boon to her learning!

Tech can certainly be an amazing addition to our lives when we use it to serve our needs rather than being enslaved to it. It's something I'm ever grateful for! 

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