GETTING TOGETHER

It was pouring rain much of this Morning, now it it threatening to clear up. I don't think we need the rain, but I always welcome it. It is good to have the ground well charged with moisture before going into Winter. Yes the Autumnal Equinox begins at 3:02 PM. Fall is brief here and Winter can begin anytime after October wears down.

However, on the other hand, Winter can delay its onset until the middle of December; what will it be this year? The temperature is supposed to approach 90 F, hardly Fall like weather. I know my grass isn't behaving like it thinks Autumn is here. I like to put away the lawn mower about now. It doesn't look like I am going to.

How do we prepare for the future? Should we even try? I can't know if I will need to mow the lawn again, much less the larger issues. What would it be like to be a Puerto Rican? They might not have electric power for months [that is what I heard this Morning- it is hard for me to believe it would be months]. We know we live in chaotic times. We know monumental changes can happen in an instant. If it is not hurricanes or earthquakes, it can be the collapse of our financial system; which is on life support.

What should we do? Should we go on pretending it can't happen to us? That can work. It could be a shock if it doesn't work. We can't prepare for a future we know nothing about. We can live in the present fully and be able to deal with probable futures, though. We can put energy into creating community, whether it be neighborhoods, small towns, villages etc. We can get to know our neighbors. If we live fully in the present, that means appreciating everything in our environment, knowing the people; we will see what each of us has to contribute.

We have become very separate as people. Disaster does bring people together. Let us not wait. We don't know what decisions we will need to make, in a disaster, but we will make better ones if we are together.

It does no good to worry about what might beset us. If anything, it would be counterproductive. But how about focusing on community; instead of rotting our brains watching the idiot box. Why don't we get together a dance? How about some music? Every community has folks eager to play. We have all these churches and schools with space going to waste; let us fill them up with love and joy. I would love to spend a few Evenings a week rubbing elbows with my neighbors. We can listen to music and somebody might even get me to dance. The better we are able to heal our separateness, the better we will be prepared for whatever life has to offer.

Let us do something today to heal our separateness. The organizers among us, you know who you are, get on the phone, maybe we can get a community party going, a dance, a play.

When we get together, we know we love each other. We will be able to deal with anything.

I will bring this subject up again.

Have a great Friday.

Love and Peace, Gregg