The subject of Monday's blog was on
self-acceptance; that Evening I went outside and stood on the deck.
The Sun had just gone down and the Moon had just broke over the
horizon. The mixture of twilight and moonlight caused the naked trees
and the rail fence to glow as if they had their own radiance. It was
awesome. It was amazing. It was enriching, yet there was some
loneliness. The loneliness is that I don't feel that I can share the
experience, I am not enough of a poet.
The thing that came to me as I was
standing there, was that I wrote on self-acceptance, without
mentioning one word, about accepting our place in Nature. How can it
be that we walk on the Earth, without knowing, more than a
smattering, of our bodies connection with Nature? And what do we know
of our Spirits connection with trees, flowers, lakes, birds and beast
of all kinds? We get to know our pets, and are continually amazed at
how some of them, e.g cats, dogs and horses, can read our minds. How
about plants? How about rocks? We are in such denial, concerning our
place in Nature, that it is like a whole new study. I know that many
scientist have studied these things, for example Emoto's
studies of how our mind effects water. Several people have looked at
how our thoughts and feelings effect plant growth, but these studies
seem to remain outside our common consciousness.
There was a time several years ago,
that we cooked most of our food outside in the Summer. We had a
kitchen wood range and we didn't want to heat up the house just for
everyday cooking. We had a well pump outside and an outhouse, so we
could spend much of our Summer outside. When we modernized, I hoped
to spend at least one week every Summer living in a tent and camping
in the backyard. I didn't.
I don't know how many thousands of
years ago, we were encouraged, even enforced, to turn our backs on
Nature. I imagine it coincided with the rise of male dominance and
the suppression of women and the feminine principal. The major
religions demonized Nature and the feminine principal. We desperately
need to put logic back to service of the heart. We need to sink back
into Natures arms. Our Mother will welcome us. Let us put an end to
male dominance and the function of the mind separate from the wisdom
of our heart.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! It is a
wonderful time to appreciate Nature's bounty. Let us be thankful to
our Mother. Thankfulness is a powerful state. Have you ever tried it
as a mantra? It brings peace and love to the soul. When we connect
with what we are thankful for our concerns drop away. I have been
making a practice of reminding myself of what I am thankful for, it
makes a difference. It is easy to switch your mind to what we are
grateful for, whenever worry, or feelings of lack, try to enter.
Nature and the Universe are loving.
They want to give us, what we want. Our minds are confused, and
thoughts of lack and fear, prevent the good things we want from
materializing. Thankfulness clears our mind of that kind of
confusion, and opens us to receive the bounty of the Universe. Like
attracts like. When we are thankful, we attract more to be thankful
for.
A neighbor came over to visit. Have a
great Thanksgiving! I will be thankful for the gathering, of my
children and their children, and the great food and the general
frivolity. I wish every one a Thanksgiving full of love and good
cheer.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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