Being a good land steward, like being an artist, requires seeing beyond the status quo and envisioning something else, while meanwhile, all the rest of the world chases after (monetary) success and reaches a status of busy-ness.
Some days it’s just going to be really hard to be walking such a contrary path, and we’ll get depressed and hurt, and we’ll feel like we’re left out – outside of our time and our culture and even our friendship circles.
And then, remember that no one person’s life is of any more value than any other’s. We all contribute to our world, and every good thing we offer is meaningful to the whole.
To be called as a land steward as well as an artist is rare and a blessing.
Land stewards can be artists. Artists can be land stewards. There needs to be time for both.
