SOME THOUGHTS

 

It looks like cool weather is returning. I have a niece living in Manitoba, they had snow yesterday and I think it is on the way here. We might not get snow, but it will be cool and wet; with temperatures below freezing at night. Oh well, it is only April; I have to remind myself that I am living in Minnesota. I have lived here all my life, except for when I was in the Service, but I never get use to these Spring forays into Winter.

Sounds like a segue into one of my discussions about the World condition, but not today. The passing of my first four children's Mother is much on my mind today. I am grateful they had precious moments to say their goodbyes. When an event like this happens, we know nothing will be the same again, yet nothing changes. How can both things be true? I am going to discuss death, and how we deal and don't deal with it, in a future blog; but not today.

Today is just today. The last few days our weather was beautiful. Close to 70 both Friday and Saturday. I got a little sunburn sitting out on the deck, admiring the World. One Morning I was watching an insect walking on the steps. It was tiny, smaller than the teeniest ant. It was very small but I think it had wings, but it moved fast like an ant. In the bright Sunshine I noticed this tiny creature cast a shadow. It occurred to me, even the smallest creatures cast shadows. I won't try to give it more meaning than that.

All my life I have heard that money is energy, I understand it intellectually. It is a simple concept, yet I had an experience where the truth of it was brought home to me. We have had a fencing project, hooking our two pastures together, that was in abeyance. I had an opportunity to hire a neighbor lad to finish it. I was very pleased to have it accomplished. As I was counting out the money to pay him, I was overwhelmed by the idea that I got such an important job done for these little pieces of paper. Then I could see in his eyes, that he felt, wow, I got all this money for just a little work. The money represented stored energy, work. In this case, the work was love for both of us. When money is in the wrong place, it can be so negative. When it is seen as stored energy it can be simply work/love. May it only have that function.

It is amazing that money has become such a destructive force in our present world. Coupled with power and greed; wars are fought, elections are bought, assassinations happen, there is no end to this list, is there? Yet, in and of its self, it is only stored energy ready to be used.

This is going to be a short blog today. I have things to do and places to be.

Love and Peace, Gregg