Well I am not such a good prophet, even when it is my own life. I thought things would return to normalcy by today's blog. They haven't. Jamie had another appointment with the chiropractor, this Morning. The pain in her back went away, but the pain in her arm persist. She is going to have an x-ray this afternoon. Her arm felt better after the treatment this Morning. We are optimistic. I will update Monday.
I have been preoccupied with Jamie's struggles for good health, and I realize, that my main purpose in life, right now, is to be assistance to her. That is not as easy as one might think, as she is fiercely independent, and doesn't ask for all the help she could use. It is a learning situation for both of us. There is always purpose for everything we experience. There is always learning and wisdom to be had. Sometimes we don't see it till much later.
I said in an earlier blog that I have been learning a great deal. I am still not ready to put it into words. I think, along with many folks, a fog is beginning to lift and we are beginning to see just how crazy the world is. We, always knew it; but, now we are beginning to get more of a glimmer, of how beautiful the world is, behind the fog of the illusion.
I saw three Blue Jays playing on some dying thistles. They were only in my sight for a moment. In that moment, they radiated life. They illustrated, everything, which is precious and marvelous about life. And I have been having these little mini-experiences; like little snapshots, that remind me of the incredible beauty of life.
Despite the horror portrayed in the media, I am beginning to see and appreciate what a paradise we have right under our feet, just waiting for us to acknowledge it. It would be so easy to turn things around, and we now have voices, that are speaking to this; Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pope Francis, to name a few. The promise of a new world is getting stronger and clearer. However, we need leaders who focus more on what is possible. Most of us know how bad it is. The change needs to come from the bottom up. You and I need to see the paradise around us and step in to it. We need to acknowledge that, Love is all there is.
I have been learning, that just because life brings us discouragement and disappointment sometimes, we don't have to be unhappy. Sure, as we grapple with the problem, we may not be ecstatic; but our ongoing mood can stay high. We can have the, underneath understanding, that everything is okay; that 'all is well'. We have, been programmed, that we have a duty to suffer. We think we are not being responsible if we are not miserable. We don't realize we can maintain equanimity, if not happiness, through most of life's struggles.
Things are going well, here, on Laughing Water Farm. The chickens are still giving us more eggs than we can eat. The sheep are doing well. The five lambs have doubled in size. We neglected the garden this year, but it is still providing much food. We are going to have a lot of potatoes, perhaps enough to last through the Winter. Other than doing my routine chores, I haven't been doing much, and there is much that I should get done before snow flies. It always works out.
Life is grand! The Earth is bountiful! Have a great Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
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