The People
The people
here at the Desteni farm are simply awesome. Everyone here is walking their
personal process of self-change, so each one is checking themselves,
questioning and investigating their reactions, taking points back to self
first, and then speaking or discussing an issue if necessary. This makes for what I can only describe as a
clear, calm and open atmosphere between people, from my experience. This makes
for an awesome environment for self-reflection, because it becomes clearer that
I am alone within myself, completely responsible for the creation of Who I Am
and for sorting out my own consequences from past living, decisions and paly-outs
in my life. I am alone within myself, but I am very much in a group here,
walking as individuals, together in support.
Each person
here has a unique expression that creates a really nice diversity for
discussion. Each has their own interests that they are focusing on, whether it
be programming, baking, music, building, gardening, parenting, sports and more.
There are families, couples and single people, so it is quite a mix. This
variety of expression is the result of people getting to know themselves on
deep and intimate levels, where they are expanding their interest, work and
hobbies through experimentation, testing and looking at Who They Are within
everything they do. And each person here is committed to writing and sharing
their process of what they face in their lives within whatever they are
currently busy with.
With the
writing, it’s cool to see what points people are facing internally, and then to
watch them in their work or play to see how they are living their words.
Because I have been walking my own process, I know what it takes to live the
words you speak, and it is not so easy! So, when I see people here with the
focus and dedication to truly live and stand as examples of what it means to
live in a way that is best for all, equal and one, I know the work they put in
to get there and it is inspiring to me, where I want to push myself to do the
work for me as well. I also see the work that is being put in to support others
out in the world, on the web, through courses and social media platforms, which
is how I found out about this place and the tools of support. So I see the
value and necessity to share, to give as I have received, and to build and create
myself into someone that can equally share and support.
With the
diversity and openness here, conversations often go back to points one is
facing or has faced. Hearing all the different perspectives has given me incredible
insights into myself, where points open up for me and I can see ways that I
have been living that have been limiting or diminishing me. Not only that, but
I am often supported, either directly or indirectly through others, to identify
certain specific moments or events in my life, or patterns of behaviour that I
can now write out in my own blog in order to sort out within myself. This
supports not only myself to change, but anyone that is facing similar points to
me can also read about my journey. In this way, others can have the same
experience that I am having here, where sharing, relating and telling our stories
can open up so much for each other, thus quantifying our processes of change.
This is for anyone that understands that any real change that is going to
happen in this world is going to start with change on an individual level.
I also
thoroughly enjoy meeting the other visitors that are coming from all over the
world to spend some time here. I get to hear about their lives and what they do
back home, we discuss challenges we’ve faced and successes we’ve had. Each
person that comes here brings something unique, and in many ways, I am also
getting to know myself better through the interactions I am having with them. One
visitor that came with her children from the Netherlands, is working towards becoming
a Life Alignment Specialist. She needed case
studies to complete her course and
certification process. I’m pretty sure almost everyone here volunteered to do a
session with her. I certainly did! The experience was amazing and I dug real
deep into mind points that were contributing to a skin condition I have. I have
since been writing out the points, as well as using supplements and creams to
support my body, and in a short time I have begun to see results in the form of
the skin clearing up, becoming calmer and less irritated and inflamed (I have
seen doctors who have only prescribed steroids, which work temporarily, but is
not a long-term solution for me, so I’m experimenting with a more wholistic
approach).
Another
visitor, Garb from the US, has been amazing to observe. Her discipline to push
herself to fill every day and live it fully while she is here is truly
impressive. She is used to working long hours in an office back home, so here
she has been challenging herself with more physical work, bringing her out of
her mind and more into the physical, connecting to the earth and soil she has
been working with. I have been learning from her how to develop this
consistency and discipline, as it is something I have struggled with in the
past. Discussion and asking questions is cool and very supportive, but the thing that has the most impact on me personally has been to simply watch her live, again, standing as an example and the proof that I too can develop myself to become whatever I decide, so long as I apply myself (and within the practical limitations of physical reality, of course).
For me, as
someone that started off exceptionally shy and introverted, it has been very
exciting to come out and express myself Here. I have been working on this point
for years, but the difference is that back home, at work for example, there is
so much extra ‘noise’ to deal with, in the form of gossip, ulterior motives,
judgments and reactions. In that environment, we are to work as a team, yet in
competition with each other in the face of job cuts or promotions. In this
competitive environment, I found it exceptionally difficult to remain stable within
myself, and was usually on the brink of ‘survival mode’, where keeping my job
and keeping my boss happy were number one on my mind. I could express myself,
but always had to make sure I was presenting myself in accordance with company
values. Sometimes I found that company values conflicted with my own, and voicing myself had in the past caused some negative consequences for me in my career. Here, however, when I express
myself and come out of my shell, I can just be me and express my principles of cooperation, equality and oneness.The
difference is that I am now doing it to discover myself, Who I Am and what I am
capable of, and not thinking about who I need to impress, or staying on anyone’s ‘good side’.
I will continue to share about my experiences at the Desteni Farm in blogs to come, so stay tuned, there will be more to come! But for now, please enjoy this video from the farm:
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