Narelle Hunter RURAL LIFESTYLE

Sunset at harvest time echo’s with the rumble of trucks, headers, bikes, utes, tractors and chaser bins. The men and women work in sync as the grain is cut from the paddock to the header, from the header to the chaser bin, from the chaser bin to the truck and from the truck to storage. In our case the grain ends up at Bribbaree silos or in silos and storage bags on farm. Howard and I look at the grain prices in the heat of the day and decide to sell some wheat while the price jumps a little higher. A big brown snake turns up at the office door and three of the men stop work to try and remove him from the garden to no avail. Howard ducks home late and mows the grass low so we can see the snake on his return, while I be a good farmers wife and attend to the chicken casserole and scones. Its funny how everyone is happy to do huge hours each day, sometimes from 7.30 am until 10pm or later, as long as we are fed well. What is in your lunch box is suddenly of great import

On the surface it would appear I am a terrible farmers wife. Harvest starts and I catch the early flight to Melbourne, leaving Howard, the men working with him and Stephanie, our eldest daughter, to the 11 hour days and 35 degree heat. Getting your own goals off the ground isn’t always easy, in fact the weight of ‘responsibilities’ can offer a lifetime of excuses for putting your dreams in the background. But this idea just won’t leave me alone, I am on a mission to make a difference in an area I know I can, and there is no time to waist. If I can get to the Appster Rapid Start Workshop in Melbourne before Christmas, I will have a great to do list ready to kick-start 2015. I have decided that goals cannot be ‘wishy washy’, they have to be specific, concise, valued and acted on. The message from the last ‘Dru Ignite Your Dreams’ weekend is still ringing loud and clear to me, ‘Those dreams that keep coming into your mind align with your true p

Howard and I ducked off to Canberra last weekend for one of the most motivating weekends I have ever attended. It was a Dru Yoga event called ‘Ignite Your Dreams’. (There is a second running of the event in Adelaide soon.) The weekend literally did ignite my dreams. The guest speakers and workshops were absolutely fantastic but I was really ready for the information. I have been taking some clear action on my goals, especially the ones that just keep quietly niggling away at me, such as getting information out there for Cancer patient care. Coby Langford and Dr Mansukh Patel explained that it is likely that our dreams align with our true purpose. It is starting to feel like that for me now. Howard was wonderful coming along with the intention to get a greater understanding of yoga and meditation. It felt great to share the environment that I enjoy so much with him and be able to introduce Howard to some of my good friends. We have started every morning sinc