"Butterfly Wings" A therapeutic Painting Workshop @ Cregg Castle

Insights for the Reef

Hi @Alan_Murray it’s a pleasure to meet you and thank you for your thoughts.

It seems like you really know what you want from life, which is something not many of us can say :slight_smile: even those who value freedom just as much and above all. I have been working on Edgeryders and putting a lot of my energy into building the kind of thriving network you mention but using an Internet island of people who think and dream alike. Five years later and having had some breakthroughs as we think together about how to live and work meaningfully in the 21st century, it feels it’s now time to look for a physical home. We call it The Reef and this year is when we will try it, perhaps you are interested in shaping it? It draws from lessons at the unMonastery we ran in South Italy, and from insights like yours above - particularly around wellbeing and what is a healthy way of living with others, communally but with a focus on producing great work at the same time. There is a lot of metaphoric language still, and we are looking for a model - but I am curious what you learned about how your lifestlye can bring tangible outcomes to the community surrounding you, even beyond personal relationships? Maybe for those participating in your workshops, or the broader ecology around Cregg castle…?