This month’s Loft comes to you courtesy of Olive, our fabulous Site Coordinator:
Earthdance: The only constant is change
I was getting my haircut recently when my hairdresser, Chris, asked me “what’s a typical day like for you at Earthdance?” I was quiet and stumbled in my words a bit. I did not have a clear answer.
“Well, I don’t think there is such a thing as a typical day at Earthdance” I stated boldly yet blankly.
Is this true? Is there a typical day at Earthdance? We have consistent social structures like weekly staff meetings, relational practices, weekly cleans, work exchange meetings, Contemplative Dance Practice. We have consistent physical structures like the umbrella barn, the long dining table, the sun porch. But the flesh that fills out this structure is constantly changing. The who, the what, the where, the why, fluctuates like weather patterns. On one day the farmhouse is full to the brim with running children and dancing bodies, and the next it’s just a few of us quietly mending our clothing. A typical day? Everyday involves making the best out of what is there. Working with the surroundings, pitching in where work needs to be done, resting when it’s quiet, and engaging in whatever gift of a program is happening at any given moment. It is not a typical life. And it’s my life. And I love it.
- Olive Frank, Site Coordinator
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