reflections

To be honest, I find it very hard to stay emotionally and socially connected to Nangi Village from Australia. I find it hard to relax here, let alone imagine again how relaxed I felt in Nangi Village. But that feeling is why I am continue to find avenues to sell their paper products, and that feeling is the pinnacle to the success of the project here in Australia. I have been seeking some advice through some exerts of my own journal that I wrote in Nepal;

14^th December 2009.

“ Post Beni- Strange Beni, to humble, healing, triumphant, Nangi Village. Where round faced people greet is with mountainous courage, stability, confidence and consideration. I feel safe here! I feel honoured to have found a place so warming and pure (despite how crisp the air is- it balances with the heart and warmth of this lingering spirit.”

My lesson on reflecting on this writing, is to remind myself of how sure I am of Nangi and their ability to grow their community. I am a liaison privileged to be involved. There are these privileges in all walks if we have space to notice.

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My feeling in Nepal also makes me feel somewhat bigger, stronger and I guess more complacent than I do in Australia. I remember conversing about my “luck”, and others' “luck”. But I don't like this concept of owning or even wishing luck.

Journal extract 25^th November 2009

“The luck I want, needs to be earned. I'll cure this headache through time and good balancing ventures. I'll wish love upon others – but not luck. Through love, and peace and health we can feel love, but we do not posses it.”

This feeling of luck is necessary for opportunistic change in White Circles. My lesson from this exert is to bring love into the project as I would in the Village. Practice nurturing the environment I work in here, and actively wish that the women are enjoying their tea break and that their walk home was pleasant. This is second nature to wish when I am in Nangi, and it may be just as powerful to wish it from afar, whenever I am working with my White Circles hat.

Actions Post SSE2

I am interested in seeing where my energy is placed at the moment. This may explain why I am a tad exhausted and a little less motivated.

My partner 60%
My work/White Circles. 20%
Creativity 5%
Family 5%
Health 8%
Fun 2%

How would I like this to look?

My partner 20%
Work/White Circles 30%
Health 10%
Family 15%
Fun 10%
Creativity 10%
Experimentation 5%

2012.
Women.
Making
and Progress.

This year, in Australia, I will be starting a a program with the Melbourne School for Social Entrepreneurs, which sounds like a lengthy, and possibly a bit swanky, but really, is a way to engage and enhance like minded people with a project like that of White Circles. I envisage challenges, networking, goals, transparency, honesty and progress. And I feel it is perfect timing for White Circles, and therefore Nangi Village.

I guess this will keep me local for a while. Not such a bad thing really, but I feel as though when the time comes, I will be itching to get to humble Nangi village.
The First question I want to ask with this program in mind is where do I see myself and White Circles in 12 months....

Greater commercial potential.
Clearer roles within the village.
More training in the village.
High, sustained and better quality of products.
An understanding of sales through the internet from Nangi Village.
My own Nepali language will progress.
Have ideas and basic plans to create a branch of White Circles in Australia.
Get other people to help out in various places.
Develop consistent packaging and a clear marketing theme.
Design a range for another outlet.
Diversify
Communicate.

Documentary screening 8th Feb

The 2nd screening of The High Road, a documentary following the journey of will take place at Gertrude's Brown Couch, Gertrude St Fitsroy.

Wednesday, February 8th @ 7pm.

Free entrance




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