Maybe

Having just completed a move from England to Wales, am exhausted. Understandably. But having CFS/ME makes me think, makes me wonder.

Could we CFS/MEers survive an energy crash? Of course, you know I mean a societal energy crash, not a personal one.

Having thought I'd be moving from a typical terraced cottage into a caravan (sharing the nearby house's bathroom, kitchen and washing machine) as a stop gap before moving into a yurt... am starting to question the feasibility of that lifestyle. Feeling very lucky to have space for all my things, (pared down though they are from recent sorting for other destinations). Lucky to have a kitchen right here. To have the bathroom, washing machine. To having working central heating and electricity...

Having visited Tipi Valley in Wales last month, am wondering if anyone living there has ME/CFS: peeing in the ferns, washing selves/children/clothes in streams. Many seem to import their food in, so that's easy enough, but they do have gardens too. All that work.

How will we survive? What contribution can we make to "justify our use of resources"? That sounds harsh and can be applied to all "differently abled" people... But our society is so abundant right now (it's the distribution and justice that's crap), there's no excuse for not providing for everybody.

But what about in the future? When things are on a more basic level? I can't dazzle with Internet skills. Totally irrelevant (maybe: who knows what the new infrastructure will be like).

(Let's imagine)

Maybe the future will still have us connected to the Internet and I could be a sort of librarian of information. A hunter-gatherer of a different kind, for different needs. Sustainability skills shared across continents.

Maybe. I used to say, "I can't WAIT until there is no Internet anymore and I'm not stuck to a computer." But maybe I can.

Maybe.

Comments

[Ann Jarnet]

So you are in Wales. I have felt a connection to Wales since the early 1960s... have no idea why. The uncertainty you express in your blog is one that I want to feel.. an uncertainty as to what I can expect from the choices I make. You inspire me, Heather. Much love to you.
Ann

[Amy Lenzo]

Yes. Best Wishes to you in this move, Heather, May the changes it brings offer you growth and healing and wonderful walks in the gorgeous countryside around you!

My god-son and closest friends live in Anglesea, and I love it there... so many sacred places.