AND LIFE CONTINUES

 

I noticed this Morning I have a couple ewes that look like they are going to burst. We had a casualty with lambing this spring, we believe it was a mineral deficiency. We bought some ewes that were raised on new pasture, it had recently been a farm field {corn?}, we lost our lambs shortly after birth and the ewes lost the power of their hind legs. We, also, lost two ewes. They were very healthy up until the time of giving birth. The lambs looked healthy. There did not appear any reason for this debacle. The folks, we consulted with, suspected a mineral deficiency. One of the persons, who knew the folks, we bought the sheep from, suspected the pasture was to blame. We didn't know the pasture had recently been a farm field and those folks, were city folks, new at farming and they didn't know this could be a problem. The ewes, that survived, recovered from the weak leg syndrome.

Usually, our ewes don't come into estrous until after the first cold snap in Autumn, however there are always exceptions. Sometimes, I separate the ram, just in case. This year, I should have, because when ewes lose their lambs they often come in estrus early. I don't like having lambs in the middle of Winter. If the mom is a very attentive mother and the lamb is a good nurser it is often okay. But at below zero temperatures, there is only a short window. Well, life comes to us ready or not.

When I was younger, I could sprint out to the barn, every hour or so, to check on a problem situation. Now I can meander, rather slowly, out a couple times a day.

I will have completed 82 years on Planet Earth on January 24^th. I don't mind getting older. I just have to do things slower and perhaps, more methodical. In many ways I like it, all our big life challenges are behind us, at this age. Well, that is if there is no age-related disability. I don't see that happening with me. I see death, as the only challenge on the horizon, and I have no apprehension of that.

But, I do want to live until I see a new civilization, firmly situated on Earth. Very early in my life, I began to dream of how we could live on this Earth in peace, joy, love and abundance. Even as a young child, I assumed Nature was perfect and we just couldn't see it. I always, thought Paradise was right here, we just couldn't accept it. I didn't focus on this much, I could see the world was going in a different direction, I didn't like being an oddball, so I attempted to join in as much as I could. It wasn't until I was forty, that I thought, a transformation was possible. I read all the Edgar Cayce material and other prophetic literature, attesting to a better future for human kind. I took heart, during the back to the land movement in the 70s, and was bewildered, with the 80s, revision of the craziness. I thought humanity was going to walk out into the Sunshine. I didn't expect it to go backward.

I didn't give up hope. I new awakening was just delayed. I looked for it and began to appreciate how much unlearning we had to do. Realizing, that we have been programmed to believe nonsense in every sphere of our lives, and had much unlearning and unraveling to do, before we could really 'see', I began to learn patience. We didn't get into this craziness overnight, it would take awhile.

But not that long! I witnessed people who seemed to 'get it' overnight! They unravelled one small part of the puzzle and the rest seemed to fall away. They suddenly, could see afresh. In the last few years, I have met people who have love shining from their eyes and it doesn't seem to dim. I know, the awakening, is sweeping through humankind.

It is such a simple thing, “Love your neighbor as yourself”. We just have to fall-in-love with ourselves.

Love and Peace, Gregg