I appreciate the streams of consciousness that appear to influence your writing (and I could be dead wrong!). My time spent in South America this year has been, in some respects, a chance to separate from the comfortable and familiar. My path forward may not be any clearer, but what you've shared provides welcome company for the journey.
I never thought of it that way but it is a stream of consciousness. I just pop on here and write whatever I am thinking/feeling/experiencing share some photos and then pop off. Back on to reply to some comments now and again. Thanks for reading!
South America is lovely! Nice choice. I have never been to Columbia. It is very challenging for women to solo travel in some parts of the world. Columbian spanish is my absolute favorite spanish in the world. It also helps that it is slower so easier to comprehend.
Love the hip-rock-hopping jazz of it all. There's a beautiful old world-worded book by Robert MacFarlane called (I think) Nessa, poeticated on a bomb shelter on the coast. Nuclear language entanglement? My favourite line (of yours today) is that you just liked the sound of that sentence. As the serpent said in the storyfold of Eden (bizarrely, in Latin), "quidne." Why not?
Appreciate the uncomfortable point. Yes, don't take things for granted. Stay hungry.
We had a pomegranate on our front porch growing up, seedful. Those seeds are rocks. But the tiny bit around the seeds, pink-neat? Patience and tiny nibbles. In neighbourhood news: just last week two kookaburras sat waiting on a branch as the dog, duck and I waddled gavorted the paddock. One their third arrived they erupted into song together, then stopped together, all looked left, then stayed that way. I think they were waiting for us to clap. But sometimes silence, like a bow, is a deeper appreciation. So I'll leave this here.
Thanks for the comment and share. Love your silent hood happenings. Even the noticing is healing it seems. I think of the neighborhood noticings as good present moment awareness training.
We eat pomegranate seeds completely if you dare as they are so good for us.
Can't remember if I mentioned, "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin and the Dawn of Modern Science." If I did, forgive the repetition. If I didn't there it is. Yes, we're part of nature, a creation among the animal and plant world where it would do us well, and be good medicine. to be connected at a visceral and spiritual level, beyond the physical. However, this is not to overlook the physical, being in it as a participant, thus concern for our environment and the planet. So glad to see you sharing here and glad to be connected. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Thanks for the rec, Gary! I have since enrolled in the class offered by hospicing modernity. Send help! haha.
I agree we can't lose touch with physical world. My point is that they are all one. We can't use science to solve climate so I believe the higher engaged activism work stagnates without a spiritual revolution of nature. without a true connection as opposed to sound bites and circus acts.
Yes. the subtitle of "Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism" says it all. Science hasn't solved the climate crisis although there are trained scientists working on saving what's remaining and trying to reverse some the destructive tendencies such as rebuilding coral reefs. Many other examples exist such as reforestation, planting millions and millions of trees, less reliance on fossil fuels and developing more alternative renewal energy sources, and more. Good luck with the course. You're our hope for the future if there is to be one.
Hi! We were blessed, through the love-work of my husband, we live in the middle of the city in a meadow, a 'small meadow' but teaming with exuberance. Isn't it a joy when you can share special things?
For us, it sometimes healthy teas, sometimes different coffees, sitting in our 'meadow', surrounded by 'love-living plants'. One needs to grow so little to be part of this.
I hope you'll share my joy and wonder at our 20 year old porch made from mostly scraps surviving through torrential rains, winds, snow ice. Not possible. Thank You, Lord.
Sounds like you have a nice sanctuary! Thank you for reading and sharing. I agree that with just a little bit of growth and a little bit of awareness, we can go quite far.
Self-abandonment should absolutely be an ICD-10 code. There sure are some crazy ones out there and I think this is one that is ruining our culture/society for sure.
Yes, it is so layered and I do not think it should be pathologized especially because it seems a normal reaction to abnormal society.
At this point, I don't care what is written in that outdated, archaic, needs-updating diagnosis book. It was not written for us or by us. I don't mean total anarchy which is always what people accuse me of when I question norms. I just mean realistically use what serves us from the past and toss the rest.
I appreciate the streams of consciousness that appear to influence your writing (and I could be dead wrong!). My time spent in South America this year has been, in some respects, a chance to separate from the comfortable and familiar. My path forward may not be any clearer, but what you've shared provides welcome company for the journey.
I never thought of it that way but it is a stream of consciousness. I just pop on here and write whatever I am thinking/feeling/experiencing share some photos and then pop off. Back on to reply to some comments now and again. Thanks for reading!
South America is lovely! Nice choice. I have never been to Columbia. It is very challenging for women to solo travel in some parts of the world. Columbian spanish is my absolute favorite spanish in the world. It also helps that it is slower so easier to comprehend.
Love the hip-rock-hopping jazz of it all. There's a beautiful old world-worded book by Robert MacFarlane called (I think) Nessa, poeticated on a bomb shelter on the coast. Nuclear language entanglement? My favourite line (of yours today) is that you just liked the sound of that sentence. As the serpent said in the storyfold of Eden (bizarrely, in Latin), "quidne." Why not?
Appreciate the uncomfortable point. Yes, don't take things for granted. Stay hungry.
We had a pomegranate on our front porch growing up, seedful. Those seeds are rocks. But the tiny bit around the seeds, pink-neat? Patience and tiny nibbles. In neighbourhood news: just last week two kookaburras sat waiting on a branch as the dog, duck and I waddled gavorted the paddock. One their third arrived they erupted into song together, then stopped together, all looked left, then stayed that way. I think they were waiting for us to clap. But sometimes silence, like a bow, is a deeper appreciation. So I'll leave this here.
Thanks for the comment and share. Love your silent hood happenings. Even the noticing is healing it seems. I think of the neighborhood noticings as good present moment awareness training.
We eat pomegranate seeds completely if you dare as they are so good for us.
Can't remember if I mentioned, "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin and the Dawn of Modern Science." If I did, forgive the repetition. If I didn't there it is. Yes, we're part of nature, a creation among the animal and plant world where it would do us well, and be good medicine. to be connected at a visceral and spiritual level, beyond the physical. However, this is not to overlook the physical, being in it as a participant, thus concern for our environment and the planet. So glad to see you sharing here and glad to be connected. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Thanks for the rec, Gary! I have since enrolled in the class offered by hospicing modernity. Send help! haha.
I agree we can't lose touch with physical world. My point is that they are all one. We can't use science to solve climate so I believe the higher engaged activism work stagnates without a spiritual revolution of nature. without a true connection as opposed to sound bites and circus acts.
Yes. the subtitle of "Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism" says it all. Science hasn't solved the climate crisis although there are trained scientists working on saving what's remaining and trying to reverse some the destructive tendencies such as rebuilding coral reefs. Many other examples exist such as reforestation, planting millions and millions of trees, less reliance on fossil fuels and developing more alternative renewal energy sources, and more. Good luck with the course. You're our hope for the future if there is to be one.
I think all of us living now are the hope ;)
Hi! We were blessed, through the love-work of my husband, we live in the middle of the city in a meadow, a 'small meadow' but teaming with exuberance. Isn't it a joy when you can share special things?
For us, it sometimes healthy teas, sometimes different coffees, sitting in our 'meadow', surrounded by 'love-living plants'. One needs to grow so little to be part of this.
I hope you'll share my joy and wonder at our 20 year old porch made from mostly scraps surviving through torrential rains, winds, snow ice. Not possible. Thank You, Lord.
Sounds like you have a nice sanctuary! Thank you for reading and sharing. I agree that with just a little bit of growth and a little bit of awareness, we can go quite far.
Self-abandonment should absolutely be an ICD-10 code. There sure are some crazy ones out there and I think this is one that is ruining our culture/society for sure.
Yes, it is so layered and I do not think it should be pathologized especially because it seems a normal reaction to abnormal society.
At this point, I don't care what is written in that outdated, archaic, needs-updating diagnosis book. It was not written for us or by us. I don't mean total anarchy which is always what people accuse me of when I question norms. I just mean realistically use what serves us from the past and toss the rest.
Thank you, Nessa. I’m reaching. Stretching. I’m appreciating my critical thinking skills again. I need to reread Huxley. Five decades is too long.
Thanks for your experiencership. It baffles me how we just keep writing the same thing over and over again.
A lot of insight today into your space. I’ll want to ponder it a second or more likely, many more times. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the readership support! Feel free to share ponderings.