Permaculture in Zone Zero

One year ago I had a Permaculture Design Course, at Aurora community, in Romania. At the beginning of the course, Claudian Doboș, the main facilitator, told us something like that:

- This will be a life-changing experience.

There is this AnaConda, my strong and very sarcastic inner warrior that was immediately triggered. There are so many books, movies or events that claims that they can change the life of the peoples so is already a wonder why the world is not already full with enlighten people... 

PPDC2 - Portughese Permaculture Design Course - part 2

The Permaculture Design Course at O Fojo it was one of most beautiful learning experience since five years ago, when I left the city trying to start a community in Transylvania, Romania.
I didn`t  know at that time, but that was the beginning of a long, intense and beautiful journey that brought a lot of joyful moments  in my life, and a lot of amazing people.
This particular PDC helped me to create deep connections with the people.
I was amazed to look at myself and see how much I enjoyed to be around all of the participants. Before, I was more into a doing energy. I was more a to-do-list, a human-doing then a human-being.
One particular moment is very alive in my mind in my heart. I already shared this in the morning-circle and now I want to write about it because I gain a lot of joy from what I learned then.

Let`s start with the beginning:
I had a great time with the BAD kitchen team: Barak, Ana, Dalia. The best work-relationship that I had ever. And not just work. The way we feel together, the flow, the hugs, the daily joke, it was like a dream.And one day, in the morning, I wake up with an awful thought:
”This PDC will be soon over, and they will go, and I might never see them again!” And I felt so sad... (even now, when I am writing this, I feel a little bit sad). 

And then, it was that voice that speak to me sometime and help me to see the things differently. And șhe said to me:
”But now they are here!”

And that was all. I knew before that they are still there, with me. But I knew it mentally. In that moment, I embodied it. I felt their presence with my whole being. 
And then, something extraordinary happened: the time extended, and stood still. No tick-tack, nothing. It was just me and the moment.
Since then, I try to stop the time whenever I can, whatever I am doing. I may be walking on a street of Lisbon and watch the sunset reflected in the windows of the buildings. I may be eating an ice cream, or talk with somebody. What I am doing it is not so important. Important is the place where I am when I am fully in the moment.

There is a wonderful place to be!

Thank you, BAD team! And thank you all! I miss you.