Project Update

Greetings!

I would like to apologize for our lack of posting on the blog. We are very happy with the discourse garnered and feel it is just the start. The website is moving along pretty nicely now. We ran into a bit of a lull as we got busy. I can guarantee that we have not "lost interest" in this adventure. We are more pumped than ever, actually.

I can totally see how this may be perceived of as a publicity stunt. There are tons of people in this country who live off the land and are for the most part, self sufficient. They don't film it or make websites or anything. It's true. But, the way I see it, if we wanted to be famous we would do something like the guy who wore a cowboy hat and his underwear in times square. There's no doubt, we strongly believe in what this represents and the more people who are touched by it, the better. But, we aren't in this for fame. We just feel that there are a few things that people could be more aware of for their personal, familial and societal benefit. We decided to do this before we had the idea of filming it and creating a website. After we were confident in our understanding of what this can represent, we thought it might be cool to include as many people as possible.

Well, now you know what we believe and we've heard from a number of you. Great discussion by the way. I feel conversation really is the best way to gain knowledge. I had this thought that I wanted to pose and see if people agreed, disagreed or saw the concept in a different light...

I've been trying to come up with a definition of happiness. It seems like it maybe a word that will never have just one definition. I bet the feeling of true, genuine not-another-thought-in-your-head happiness feels different for everyone and manifests in different ways. I thought then, how can we tell if we are happy? Sometimes we are, sometimes we're not, sometimes we think we're happy, but then question if we really are, sometimes we ARE happy and don't realize it until we're pissed, other times we look back and think "oh, that was awesome", but we forget how we were miserable.

Anyway, so I was thinking that maybe the time to assess if we are happy people is when we are in a state of relaxation. Where do you want to be, physically and mentally. When work is done for the time being and one has a moment to ease their body and free their mind, where will you want to be? How do you feel? Are you happy with your accomplishments, who's around you, where you are? or is there something missing? What is going through your head and in your heart when you have time to be introspective?

Just a thought