introduceyourself -ONE WOMAN ONE MISSION- My pseudo-name is Bagheera! I left my home town, Montreal, Canada in search for an OFF-THE-GRID life path in the Alpujarras of Spain.
With my courage and my inner strength clenched between my teeth, I set off to Spain with a 60L backpack in search for a different path, one that would change my life forever. Over a year a go I was in Montreal, Canada, scrolling online courses of permaculture around the world when I suddenly stumbled upon one given in Orgiva, Spain. After having lived 20 years in Canada, I was ready to leave and move to a new country. By some magical, almost improbable occurrence, the town of Orgiva drew me closer.
This very small jewel, hidden in the Alpujarras of Spain became my new home, opened and exposed my heart to a more profound me. It has been the most rewarding and equally the most difficult experience of my life to date. A mixture of revelations followed by self-doubt, nourished then with a gained sense of strength and courage in myself and my abilities. 'I am a woman and I am capable of anything' started flowing through my conscience, baring all the struggles I faced leaving my nest and thus channeling my own emancipation.
Upon the completion of my Permaculture Design Certificate, I decided to remain in the Alpujarras of Spain and live in an off-the-grid lifestyle.
I received a beautiful, straw-bale house built by an English gentleman in an off-grid community 30 minutes by foot from Orgiva. How incredibly lucky I felt to have been gifted a precious little space on a piece of this sacred earth of ours, with space to grow my own food!
In the past year I have learned a lot about myself and what it truly means to live off-grid. There are so many elements we take for granted and we've constructed a way of living, in urbanized cities, that no longer takes into account individual autonomy. This has been my biggest and most important lesson; providing yourself with the basic necessities such as: hot water, electricity, proper heating, cultivating your own food and lastly, the most challenging of all, earning a living in such conditions.
This leads me to share with you my passions, aside permaculture and the world of sustainable agriculture, which I aspire to one day enable me to be financially autonomous. My main passions revolve around the need to express myself creatively by painting, making ecological perfumes and craft jewelry.
This is my way of breaking free from certain societal constructs that limit our ability to express and tune into the creative, sentient beings we are.
I believe these social platforms, such as Steemit, can open doors for individuals and allow them to live differently.
Pleasure to meet you!
Love,
Bagheera
welcome :) a kindred sister! we'll be following you for more on your journey :) the #homesteading tag also holds a lot what you write about and people search that tag often. found you through @trucklife-family's resteem :) welcome to steemit <3
Blessings brother, kinds words coming from you, thank you! I am still very new to all of this and will learn what 'resteem' means and the rest :) Sending positive light your way!
So how do you earn a living or are you still working on it? Do you sell your crafts?
Oh I am still working hard at it, it really isn't easy. And this topic of autonomy is quite challenging but I believe in my heart of hearts we need to focus our energy on what our passions are, and I stress the need to stay creative. I am making perfumes again and my craft jewelry, which I hope to live off of.
How about yourself? What are you aligning yourself towards?
thank you for the reply :)
Hugs,
Bagheera
Oh yes!
You are so right! and after a month here you will realise infinite possibilities with this amazing community.
Great intro post @vvanamaria!
Resteemed!
Woah thank YOU! Yes, it is incredible, sharing and hopefully inspiring along the way. :) Your story a special one and very motivating. Sending light your way!
incredibly inspiring! i am currently visiting Montreal, considering moving here to be closer to family. but despite being my hometown, montreal doesn't really feel right to me. perhaps i can put some of this inspiration from your post to good use and chart a different path! thanks for sharing.
Woah! My goodness YES! I mean we are all here on this social platform to hopefully plant a seed 'somewhere' ;) and thank you for taking the time to read it. It isn't an easy decision, one that took a long time to settle in, but I can tell you it's the best thing I've ever done. Montreal is great, but every now and then you reach this point in your life where you don't feel a sense of inner growth, and that's when you must take a decision. We have a whole world to discover and possibly ways to implement change if there's something very dear to you. Be courageous and dare! Much love to you Audrey. xxx
Wow it looks amazing. I can't wait to go off grid, I am saving for some land I have a little plan to go with it. You house looks perfect, can I come join you haha. Follow for more updates 💯🐒
haha cute, thank you!! I am also planning on eventually getting a small piece of land in Spain preferably. You are more than welcome to come see this place, it is stunning and full of likeminded people. I'm going to follow you as well ;) hugs xxx
I might just take you up on that idea. Need some where for my summer trip :). To combine some useful learning in too would be cracking. Nice to have you join me. I struggle to keep up with all the post on here but am following also . 12:56
Hey there @vvanamaria, we're in the same part of the world. Welcome to steemit. Nice intro, take your time, get a feel for the platform and most importantly find those you relate to and get involved. Resteemed
Thank you guys, this is powerful and I hope we can all be driven closer to our wishes with this tool. Slowly but surely we are getting there, thanks for the reply <3
Like everyone else is saying..great story and takes so much courage to do that. I look forward to reading your future posts about living off the grid.
Wow what an amazing lifestyle you live! I'm envious! Look forward to seeing more!
Thank you!!
Go You!! I have always wanted to do the same. I love your little home. It looks so colorful and cozy. Many blessings on your journey! Following
Oh thank you so much, very kind of you. Let's see what opportunities lie ahead! Warm hugs!
vvanmaria, welcome to the Steemit commuity. Great share on your journey to abundance and freedome. Looking forward to see you ideas and projectds. upvoted, followed and resteemed.
Thank you and likewise!!