I missed blogging Friday because my youngest Son, Noah and my Grandson Gregory are visiting from California. They will be here for two weeks, so my usual Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule may not happen.
I could have titled this blog, 'Staying Centered'. There are many ways of describing the natural state of peace that exist inside us. It is natural. It is who we really are. Once we really know it, nothing outside of us can disturb us.
One of the things that keep us from staying peaceful is thinking that something outside can really disturb the peace. I have been having a little experience with this currently. The weather has been wearing away my what.......... something. Is it some kind of well being or firm belief in well being? Whatever it is, endless nights of below zero temperatures and barely above zero temps in the day increase my sense of vulnerability. In the last couple of weeks we have had periods of three or four days where it has not got above 0 degrees F.
A couple days ago, Lilly [a goat] showed evidence of having given birth. It was too early and I knew there would be no survivors. It was -24F the night they were born. The next day Lilly did not show up. I went out to investigate, the gate to her enclosure was frozen to the ground. I didn't have a shovel with me. I walked around the fence, in snow over my knees, so I could peer into her house. I could see legs sticking out from the corner and was sure she was no longer with us.
When I was able to get in the pen and into her house, I found two pre-me kids the size of small rabbits. Lilly had licked off the babies and expressed her placenta and then apparently died. I have had many experiences with birthing does and ewes. This is the first time I have had an animal die so shortly after birth. I will miss her.
Every once in a while a hen will insist on sleeping in a nest box. If you allow them to, the eggs will get fouled with poop. Hens who are laying will never poop in their nest. {Hmmm......sounds like a metaphore} Every evening I go out and chase any hens out of the nest boxes. Generally, after a couple of times, they go up the roost where they belong. I was quite successful, except for one old hen that insisted on it. Last evening, there were six hens in the boxes. I don't have the slightest inkling of why. Yes, it irritated me.
Besides that, those feathered rascals are suddenly down on their egg production. We were getting ten plus eggs every day and suddenly they are laying only half that. This is the time of year when they should be rapidly increasing in production. I have about thirty hens so there is a possibility of getting that many eggs; at least, a month from now. I have no idea why they are dropping in their egg laying. I hope it is not because of their feed. I can't find a place, within reasonable driving distance, that sells non GMO corn. I don't trust the feed made from GMO grains. Whether that is the cause or not, I will be searching for a safe source of feed.
We all have things happen that can momentarily throw us off balance. The key word is momentary. We don't have to stay off balance. We don't have to stay jarred out of our peaceful state.
Just this Morning, we were discussing our wish to stay centered. Noah said he would teach me yoga if I would teach him meditation. I think he would have much more to teach me than I would him. He knows yoga. Do I know meditation? I had a difficult time finding that quiet place through meditation alone. It took me a while to learn not to be at war with my thoughts. I know, they teach you to just observe them and let them go. Just let them flow through your mind without interference. But there is a powerful temptation to engage them. It is so easy to get distracted and follow the path the thought is leading you on. I found the 'place' first, through self-hypnosis. I was interested in hypnosis as an aid is psychotherapy, and I took classes in the technique and I also read books on self-hypnosis.
I was able to induce a very peaceful state through self-hypnosis. Once I discovered the 'place', it was easier to achieve it through meditation.
We are at a place in our evolution where it very important to keep our centers. Our rising consciousness depends on it. We are all contributing to the whole and WE CAN ONLY GIVE WHAT WE HAVE.
What does that mean? It means we can only love others as we love ourselves. It means we can extend whatever condition we find ourselves in. When we are peaceful, we can extend peace. When we are joyful, we can extend joy. When we feel love, we extend love.
We depend on each other to raise the consciousness. Everybody needs our love and we need everybody's love. At the same time, we don't need any exterior experience or negativity from another, to jar us from our peaceful place. I know we don't need to forgo peace regardless of the events of our lives. If we remember to cherish peace, we will quickly return to it. Our lapses will only be momentary.
Jamie returned from town while I was writing this and she was told of a feed store that sells non GMO pruducts.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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