THE ONGOING STRUGGLE

The bomber in Boston gives the dark another opportunity to create fear, and all its negative emotions, to extend their agenda. Whether they were behind it or not, they will use it to create fear and anger to aid them in fomenting conflict.

I was listening to MPR, when I was doing the dishes yesterday, and I was pleased to note that there was less hysteria and [usually subtle] calls for revenge than in past such tragedies. In fact they interviewed a gentlemen, who happened to be Buddhist, who said that this is an opportunity to bring light on the world.

I don't remember exactly how the gentlemen recommended blessing the world, but the method I use is to visualize the Earth in front of me. Bring it down to a manageable size, rotate it, while you visualize light glowing around it. Imagine the Earth marinating in a light, made of unconditional love, and soaking into the minds and hearts of all the people. I often do this as I am going to sleep at night.

The dark uses all our negative emotions, fear, outrage, vengefulness, to enhance their agenda. This is an opportunity to rise above these feelings. Whether the misguided soul who is responsible for these attacks, acted alone or with direction from the dark, he/she is a victim like all the others. A victim of the craziness that has gripped our Earth for millennia; all need love and forgiveness.

Perhaps this is crunch time. A time to quit responding to the dark with our own negativity. We can't end violence with violence. We can't bring peace with war. We can't end tyranny with tyranny of our own. We can't expect acceptance when we condemn others. We can't meet judgement with judgement. You get the idea; it is time to stop being crazy. We want to be loved, lets love.

The day before the bombing, Jamie was feeling the darkness of the world. She decided to counteract the feeling and lift her spirits, by keeping in mind, to perform an act of kindness or thankfulness wherever she went. Look for reasons to be grateful and express your gratitude. I will be writing more about this.

Meanwhile, back on Laughing Water Farm, we are doing our best to enjoy a Spring that isn't. We still have snow on the ground and we are forecast to get six more inches before Friday Morning. Yesterday, was a good day for melting and we lost much of the existing snow, at least the new snow won't add much, and hopefully it will melt on the weekend. How is that for positive thinking?

Yesterday I got a fruit tree [bare root] that I ordered from a nursery in Wisconsin. This a very reliable nursery, that we have used for many years. They, always, have sent things at the appropriate time for planting. I guess they haven't been paying attention to their neighbor, West of them. I am sure I won't be able to plant it for two weeks. I will keep it alive some way.

Love and Peace,  Gregg