In this moment I am grateful for being able to drive backwards and for having a fire in my van to warm myself up on a beautiful frosty morning.
So, after a week of stress from having convinced myself I was going to have a mechanics bill running into the hundreds of pounds (or more!) at a time when I’m very cash poor I finally dropped Ivan off and went for a walk in the park to await the verdict. A deep breath upon returning to the garage and I was given the news that £33 later and a cable tie to make extra sure (they didn’t even charge me for the tie) and I can use my reverse and 5th gears again. What a relief and thanks to my mum for covering the cost of those repairs with a bit extra for some food and firewood to keep me going.
My lesson from all this has been the power of the stories we tell ourselves. I spent a week waiting for my time at the garage telling myself the story that it was going to be expensive and a big hassle which was a stressful thing to be waiting for and in this case totally untrue. I could have told myself the story that I didn’t know what the cost or time of repairs would be, I’d got the earliest slot I could at the local garage to find out what the situation was and until then I could do the best with still being able to drive forward and get stuck into the work, and play, I want to be doing in the world. How different would my week have been and what might I have achieved if I’d told myself that second story? I don’t know and at times I was telling myself that second story and I did get through the experience and even managed to launch this website despite the many challenges I’m experiencing at the moment.
The exciting news I want to share with you from today is that I launched a new ‘Offerings‘ page on the website which is where I will be displaying the fungi based products, services and experiences I am currently offering. On that page you will find details of a fungi and tree themed experience of connection and nourishment facilitated by me in a woodland setting. I’ll do another post just about that offering soon but do take a look and if you’re interested then please send me a message.
Lastly I’d like to make a request for you to tell me what fungi based products, services and experiences you would like to have access to. There are so many things I could do but not all of them are necessarily what the folk I connect with through this business actually want at this time. So please let me know what I can offer you that’ll get you excited and bring something of real value to your life. That’s the work I want to be doing with you and our fungal friends.
Peace and Mush Love,
Chris Forest
🍄 The Lovely Fungus Company ❤ 