[Green] Invest in Change - the News from Blue Rock Station (January, 2021)
Blue Rock Station
jay at bluerockstation.com
Mon Jan 11 10:32:04 CST 2021
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Ripples in the pond...
At this point in 2021 news cycle I think we could all still use a break. Grab a warm drink and read on...
In the early 1990's I met Bibi (not her real name) when I was being interviewed to become the founding director of a women's fund.
She sat quietly at the end of the table as I began to outline my philosophy, starting with the fact that I had been a battered woman. Bibi began to smile rather broadly.
At the end of the interview, she couldn't wait to tell me she'd been abused by her WWII French resistance husband - but she had never talked about it. She couldn't believe I would talk about it so publicly.
That was the start of an amazing relationship. She funded the work of the women's fund generously. Bibi took me to meet other women of wealth, hosted me at her summer home to meet her friends, and was anxious to remind me that the reason she was being so generous to invest in me was because her religion required she help those in need, but that she realized it was not in her personality to do so...so she was sending me in her place.
Her generosity helped me form The Women in Prison Committee that gained the release of 17 battered women from prison who had killed in self-defense, giving them their life back, and enabling at least one of them to earn a master's degree that put her in a position to help thousands of people over the course of her career.
Bibi's money also enabled me to take delegations of women leaders to a variety of countries to learn from women doing tough social change work. I started other women's funds and battered women's projects plus assisted in the development of the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Around 1999, Bibi decided to invest directly in my work after I received the Melitta Business Woman of the Year Award. Her investment helped us to become debt free, enabling me to pay off the land here and build the Earthship.
Bibi's generousity changed my life and the lives of many women in ways we will never know, nor could we imagine. Her investment in one formerly battered woman continues to multiply through many other lives that have no idea they are there because of her.
Maybe we don't have the resources she had to invest in change, but we can all do our part in whatever way seems best at the time. It takes the vision, the will and many quiet acts of kindness to change the world.
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Do you need CEU's for a professional license renewal?
Our online solar course has just been approved by NABCEP (those of you in solar will know what that means) for Advanced and Accredited continuing education hours (CEUs).
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We have also recently completed an introductory 10-hour online course in solar electric systems that is now available online.
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So Where is the Silver Lining?
Buffalo Gals' Morning Roundup:
Carie Starr from Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch (Thornville) and I will be meeting up on Facebook Live once a week to share a word for the day, tidbits that make life more resilient and what we're cooking up for lunch that day. We'll be talking about the Buffalo Gals' Creed and more.
Starting in May, Carie and I will be hosting some Saturday afternoon workshops (socially distanced or, if not, live online) at Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch on topics like:
using a log splitter basic welding how to drive a tractor and back up a trailer frugal plant propagation starting a fire and cooking with it plus a few topics on home/barn repair (electrical, plumbing carpentry).
If you attend all of the workshops, you'll be invited to join us in September for a Buffalo Gals' Weekend Encampment to celebrate my 70th birthday and put all of those new skills into practice plus learn how to build a lean to.
If you're interested in this project, send me your contact details and I'll keep you updated. Space for the classes is limited to eight (8) women. If more then that sign up we'll host another round of classes and encampment.
We enjoy hearing your silver lining stories...no two are the same which is the reason they bring a smile.
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A Note from Jay and Me:
Hiking has become our number one entertainment since the pandemic hit.
Lucky us that the weather has been mild, even if it is damp and chilling to the bone lately.
On snow or muddy days we pick places to hike that have paved level paths. On other days we hike up and down hills at places like Glenford Fort Preserve, an ancient Adena Hopewell site built around 250 AD.
Norman loves hiking so much that when it's time to get into the truck to come home he refuses to get in, demanding to hike just a little longer. All that fresh air and exercise is helping us to find purpose in the simple things like moving parts of our bodies that don't get exercised when life dictates that we work at a computer for long periods of time. It's refreshing and fun plus taking along a picnic makes it feel like a real adventure.
We'd love to hear what's happening in your neck of the woods. - Annie
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