NATURE

The Seasons are changing. The Sun is trying to emerge; but, it has been cool, 50s F and raining. I had to wear my poncho doing the chores this Morning. It supposed to get into the 70s today, perhaps.

Nobody, I know, is talking about the election. I won't bring it up. I try not to pay attention to it. It is hard to ignore. There is something disgusting and degrading about it. Neither party talks about any real issues. As a life long liberal, I understand the polarization and the seduction of siding with one side over the other; but is this the best we could do? Perhaps it is fitting, that as the world, as we know it, crumbles, we have a bizarre play caricaturing the worst of humanity. We will have to watch how this play turns out. I don't think the Republican candidate really wants to be president. I think he just ran for a lark, and now he just wonders, how far he can push the ridiculousness.

It is a good lesson in how we are smothered and captivated by our belief systems. Each candidate tries to appeal to what they think are the peoples prejudices. Both Democrats and Republicans have their knee jerk reactions; they are unreasoned ideas that stem from belief systems, they may not even be aware of. {And it is okay to end a sentence with a preposition- so there}

I am not any better, I, too, have to give up old belief systems, that generate thoughts, that directly [or indirectly] affect perception.

As a people, we need to get out of our heads and get our feet in the soil of this beloved Earth. We need to re-acquaint ourselves with Nature. We need to begin anew from the bottom up. Just like each individual needs to, unlearn all the negativity they absorbed about themselves, in order to be truly loving and free, peoples as a whole, need to find their roots, and give up their craziness.

We don't have to give up technology to return to the Earth. We have bodies that need protection from the elements. We need to be warm in the Winter and not overcome by heat in the Summer. What kind of technology aids us and what separates us from each other, the Earth and the Cosmos?

I don't know at what point, in the evolution of our civilization, we decided Nature was the enemy. Was it gradual? Was it sudden? Christianity, very early on, began to wean people, from beliefs, the church thought of as pagan; they wanted the peoples full allegiance. We, all know, that this thinking resulted in folks being burned as witches because they looked to Nature for healing.

We are not fully aware of how much harm this separation from Nature has caused. Because we can manipulate Nature; should we? If we were close to Nature we would see the answer. Learning that we could split an atom, doesn't mean it is a wise thing to do. Discovering we can kill plants with herbicides doesn't mean it is wise. Certainly altering the genetic structure of plants and animals, without fully understanding the consequences, doesn't seem wise.

We won't have the wisdom to live on this Earth, in peace and abundance, until we give up our defiance of Nature. We need to discover Nature as the loving entity she is. We need to understand everything is life. The Earth is a living being, in the same way our bodies are; we [or many of us] think of ourselves as spirits or souls living in a physical body. We can think of the Earth as the body of Gaia. We need to respect the Body Earth the way we should respect our own bodies.

This concept is not anti technology. Technology can help us live on the Earth in a respectful manner. Learning to use the energy that exist all around us, so called free energy, to provide our current electrical needs would free our planet from much destruction and pollution and would free us to create and be of better service to each other.

These are some of my thoughts for this Monday. It all boils down to being kind and loving to each other and our Mother Earth.

Love and Peace, Gregg