April saw intense movement and frustrating delays.
Some wins and losses.
As we, like so many around us, try to decide how and and at times perhaps whether to continue the often uphill path towards building a life of choice and wellbeing within our local community.
From news stories highlighting just how far we haven't come regarding medical cannabis alongside even more reports almost demanding it's legalisation further afield.
We have had to let go of any expectation this month and hope for some kind of re-solution.
Aware that we can not chase what will inevitably be- but do all we can, often unknowingly, to ensure we provide what is asked of us from the mother herb herself.
That being said.
Whilst at present we are unable to control the outcome on so many levels, from who we reach to how.
April did see many areas of diversity and subsequent change..
Time stood still- literally with Big Ben ceasing to function- but also on 420- as across the globe many "lit" up to the choices they made about their own connection with cannabis.
At Hampshirecanna we celebrated this through one of our own competitions- the very reason we started our venture- as Tracy Farrell-Rey- a regular follower on our Facebook page claimed her free T-shirt.
Meaning there is still a chance to claim the "portal prize" of the month- an hour long empowerment reading from Kirsty Dignam either online or in the shop.
It would seem as we move into the month of May we are being encouraged to not only look at where we may be holding ourselves back.
But also what we are willing to tolerate.
Something we have had to address recently not only through negative and inaccurate reviews but post comments with no relevance to us, our products or, despite what had been suggested, any person within the Hampshirecanna business.
May is a time to examine the seeds we are planting.
If we are to gain any clarity on our goals.
We must look at why they, we even have become so serious.
How much determination we may or may not have.
What we are willing to put up with.
Only here will we truly recognise the strength and potential available within the communities we build as a result
So what's next for us at Hampshirecanna?
Well it turns out, despite being here for five years, we continue to daily have new people walking through our doors.
That didn't know we existed!
Which ironically gives us hope.
There is, for the time being, still a need for all we provide.
The path, although unclear for so many of us, remains visible.
With your help we would like to make it even more so.
We are currently working with a social media personal to look at how we can increase our reach, whilst remaining unblocked or prohibited.
Of course every repost, like and comment supports us in this.
As you may well have noticed we are also experimenting on our pages with varying types of advertisement and posts for which we welcome your constructive feedback.
Either on the sharing themselves or by contacting us.
Reviews are always helpful, not only for ourselves as a business to ensure we continue to grow.
But for potential customers so they can make a choice in their own life regarding what products they may need.
We are also considering re-doing our Social media and forming a community status rather than shop to confuse any restrictions and hopefully provide more unlimited information.
That being said, of course Social media isn't the only landscape we can connect to.
So we would like to ask you....
Where do we need to grow?
Until next month
"Come what may"
Sy and Kirsty
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