Re: Farm Life
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:48 pm
I'm going to sit and write while my emotions are still close to the surface. Hard to do sometimes, because from the time I get up there are chores (and hungry animals who hear my every move and want me to hurry up and get out there and feed them). And then there are kitties, who want to plant themselves on my lap. I've done the one finger typing, but it's not my favorite.
I have missed a number of things I wanted to be regularly involved in due to transportation problems, again! We barely got the car fixed from the last time when we noticed that it sounded like the brake pads were worn out on the back wheels. Sure enough my husband took it all apart, and of course as is almost always the case, it needs more than just the pads and now we have to order more parts. So I have been mostly home bound again for several weeks. Last night was the monthly held Talking Circle at the Spokane American Indian Community Center, and I didn't want to miss another one. My husband came home from work, grabbed me up, and drove for another hour back to the city. What a good man!
The meeting itself reminded me of a cross between the women's drumming circle I participated in about 20 some years ago, and a group called Stuck to Unstuck. After sharing a meal we all gathered in a circle, smudged with sage, and spoke what was on our hearts as the talking stick was passed around. There were three fully indigenous people there, along with about 11 other men and women. The first woman who spoke mentioned several things going on in the world that we should all be aware of and concerned about, bringing to our attention the recent slaughter of Palestinian people in Israel. That got me emotionally stirred up right there. Then the next woman who spoke was a native woman who works for and with the indigenous people to help bring awareness and much needed assistance, especially to those most marginalized. She had a uniquely Indian perspective that was quite emotionally stirring, and it went on from there. One white woman had a lot to say but she was so emotionally triggered by her sense of guilt about what had been done to the First Nation people that she could barely speak, and as I am hard of hearing I didn't catch most of her words. She would probably benefit from a support group like Stuck to Unstuck, as she seemed to have a lot she needed to get off her shoulders. Most, you could tell, had done a considerable amount of introspecture and had deep concerns about our future on this planet, and knew that crossing those man made boundaries that keep us in a state of separation were paramount to living in the flow of solution oriented community building actions and activities. It's a start.
I was almost the last person to speak and managed to spit out a few words of what was on my heart. I could have droned on for an hour, but managed to keep it fairly short. Since I spoke from a place deep within myself, for once not having the words all laid out in my mind ahead of time, I can barely remember what I said. I think the first thing I mentioned was something about all the radioactive waste still pumping into the ocean from Fukushima, the almost daily chemtrailing activity, the fact that the pipeline that was being protested at Standing Rock has had numerous leaks already, and my dismay over the proposed smelter factory they want to build in my neck of the woods. I know I said several times I want to be part of the solution. And I do.
I also mentioned the fact that every single one of us, who continues to maintain what I call the observer perspective of what is happening on this finite planet, is needed. We need to not loose our faith and our ability to continue to respond in life affirming ways that help rather than harm. It is an awakening process, and all are at different places in their waking up, but we can come together, come to-get-her, in a good way, if we just don't give up. So to those who wonder, why bother, I would say what the voice I hear when I meditate and pray says, just don't give up. Keep being present. All voices of the real people of this world, those who act human, humane, with compassion and true caring, need to keep showing up for life. All voices matter now!
It's interesting, because those very words were ringing in my mind several times as I listened to everyone speak. Then afterwards, a woman came up and introduced herself to me, and said to me "just don't give up"! An affirmation if I ever heard one.
I could write about what is happening on the farm, as there is always something going on. But I will come back to that later. What I wrote above is what is loudly in my mind and heart at the moment, and feel the need to just sit with it a bit, and see what spirit is trying to reveal to me. I have to listen to do that. I don't know what the future has in store for us. One native man that was there talked about all the prophecies for our times, and the coming destruction. It's possible, for sure. But that is only one part of the story. There is still so much good out there, you just have to look a little harder. I won't post the link (cause I'd have to go look for it, LOL), but I saw this wonderful article about a young 23 year old man, who had developed a technology that can clean up our oceans from all the plastic and debris that has accumulated there. Once again, we have to consciously choose to surf the wave that carries the life force energy of creation, and stay the course. So, to all of good heart I wish you an awesome and love/life filled day!
And, thank you so much Steven/LostNFound for your kind words. Your presence here on the forum is so appreciated. Not just your words, but the heart energy you carry and radiate is so wonderful. Would love to see a picture of "Hippo butt" rock!
I have missed a number of things I wanted to be regularly involved in due to transportation problems, again! We barely got the car fixed from the last time when we noticed that it sounded like the brake pads were worn out on the back wheels. Sure enough my husband took it all apart, and of course as is almost always the case, it needs more than just the pads and now we have to order more parts. So I have been mostly home bound again for several weeks. Last night was the monthly held Talking Circle at the Spokane American Indian Community Center, and I didn't want to miss another one. My husband came home from work, grabbed me up, and drove for another hour back to the city. What a good man!
The meeting itself reminded me of a cross between the women's drumming circle I participated in about 20 some years ago, and a group called Stuck to Unstuck. After sharing a meal we all gathered in a circle, smudged with sage, and spoke what was on our hearts as the talking stick was passed around. There were three fully indigenous people there, along with about 11 other men and women. The first woman who spoke mentioned several things going on in the world that we should all be aware of and concerned about, bringing to our attention the recent slaughter of Palestinian people in Israel. That got me emotionally stirred up right there. Then the next woman who spoke was a native woman who works for and with the indigenous people to help bring awareness and much needed assistance, especially to those most marginalized. She had a uniquely Indian perspective that was quite emotionally stirring, and it went on from there. One white woman had a lot to say but she was so emotionally triggered by her sense of guilt about what had been done to the First Nation people that she could barely speak, and as I am hard of hearing I didn't catch most of her words. She would probably benefit from a support group like Stuck to Unstuck, as she seemed to have a lot she needed to get off her shoulders. Most, you could tell, had done a considerable amount of introspecture and had deep concerns about our future on this planet, and knew that crossing those man made boundaries that keep us in a state of separation were paramount to living in the flow of solution oriented community building actions and activities. It's a start.
I was almost the last person to speak and managed to spit out a few words of what was on my heart. I could have droned on for an hour, but managed to keep it fairly short. Since I spoke from a place deep within myself, for once not having the words all laid out in my mind ahead of time, I can barely remember what I said. I think the first thing I mentioned was something about all the radioactive waste still pumping into the ocean from Fukushima, the almost daily chemtrailing activity, the fact that the pipeline that was being protested at Standing Rock has had numerous leaks already, and my dismay over the proposed smelter factory they want to build in my neck of the woods. I know I said several times I want to be part of the solution. And I do.
I also mentioned the fact that every single one of us, who continues to maintain what I call the observer perspective of what is happening on this finite planet, is needed. We need to not loose our faith and our ability to continue to respond in life affirming ways that help rather than harm. It is an awakening process, and all are at different places in their waking up, but we can come together, come to-get-her, in a good way, if we just don't give up. So to those who wonder, why bother, I would say what the voice I hear when I meditate and pray says, just don't give up. Keep being present. All voices of the real people of this world, those who act human, humane, with compassion and true caring, need to keep showing up for life. All voices matter now!
It's interesting, because those very words were ringing in my mind several times as I listened to everyone speak. Then afterwards, a woman came up and introduced herself to me, and said to me "just don't give up"! An affirmation if I ever heard one.
I could write about what is happening on the farm, as there is always something going on. But I will come back to that later. What I wrote above is what is loudly in my mind and heart at the moment, and feel the need to just sit with it a bit, and see what spirit is trying to reveal to me. I have to listen to do that. I don't know what the future has in store for us. One native man that was there talked about all the prophecies for our times, and the coming destruction. It's possible, for sure. But that is only one part of the story. There is still so much good out there, you just have to look a little harder. I won't post the link (cause I'd have to go look for it, LOL), but I saw this wonderful article about a young 23 year old man, who had developed a technology that can clean up our oceans from all the plastic and debris that has accumulated there. Once again, we have to consciously choose to surf the wave that carries the life force energy of creation, and stay the course. So, to all of good heart I wish you an awesome and love/life filled day!
And, thank you so much Steven/LostNFound for your kind words. Your presence here on the forum is so appreciated. Not just your words, but the heart energy you carry and radiate is so wonderful. Would love to see a picture of "Hippo butt" rock!