Eylene and Christopher built their wood cabin on an undeveloped piece of land that still have to be tamed. They are pioneering it with no water or electricity Leon and Deidré converted an old cottage on the farm to suit their needs, while farming full time under harsh conditions. And then, one day, they are grown. With no real need of me. Busy building lives, houses, careers. Working on important relationships which do not include parental ones. I visit in homes where they do things their way. I listen to conversations where I am not included. In their lives they've had more than their piece of my mind, I'm sure. It is hard for me to find my balance on this tightrope they are unaware of. Yet, I look at what they are trying so very hard to do: finding their own feet, doing what they know or love best, following their instincts, as I so hoped they would. And I stand amazed and proud. They are grown and independent of me. Someone once told me tha...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.