So you think you're a homesteader ? Lessons from the MAYFLOWER -Our intrepid colonist's have been at sea for almost 2 months now, cramped, wet & cold. They've had their share of trouble and continue to persevere towards their goal. The rough weather in the North Atlantic continues and I imagine there are many of them questioning their decision to join this adventure. But as always, life goes on. In the horrible passenger space, tiny, damp, cold & foul smelling, Mistress Elizabeth Hopkins, wife of Stephen Hopkins goes, in the grim but accurate phrase of the day- to meet her doom. She gives birth to a son whom they name "Oceanus" in a charming nod to their circumstances. Shortly after the weather turns fair & sunny and given the devout nature of many passengers must have been seen as a sign from God. The lesson here is, I think more philosophical than practical. We all go through hard times & stormy weather. If the goal is important to you, weather the storms, keep pushing forward and remember that no storm lasts forever. Life does go on-the sun will come back out and truly where there is life there is hope.
-Unicoi Ludd
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