work Archives - Jo-Anne Kirkman

Angel walking through a farm field with Rosebud, Fuzzy Buttons and Bubbles following her, and Magic, her Alsatian puppy, behind them.

The Number of Zeros

In 2013, while walking across the farm and trying to work out the finances, I realised I needed another thousand rand—not ten. The pressure remained, but the solution had become infinitely easier.

Building a life from scratch, Choosing which pressure to carry, Finding the life that fits, Leaving corporate life, Pressure and relief, The cost of sustaining a life, What we really need, work

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Young family clearing overgrown farm land during the early years of restoring a neglected property.

Notes

We arrived on the farm believing it was a project: assess the situation, make a plan, do the work. Fourteen years later, the land has taught me something different. Projects move towards completion. Living systems do not.

attention, Becoming, change, decision-making, learning, place, stewardship, work

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