I realize that I am longing for people around me that really love the earth and care about her current destruction. “Climate Change” has become too innocent for my ears. “The Destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants” is more to the point and depicts what is truly happening. The resources that the earth provides …
Clouds Over Water ** When will I penetrate the labyrinth of roots reaching down into the darkness of my soul? * The sun wavers. Chaos in the sky. Clouds over water swirl and smear. * Harsh brightness breaks through. Warnings of coming rain. Dark and light. Sorrow and joy. * Feet on the earth. Finding …
I have just completed David Loy’s book, A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Evolution and Ethics in the Modern World. Written in a clear and compelling style, this book presents a cogent interpretation of Buddhist teachings. With acuity and logic, Loy reveals a current pressing need for intertwining the paths of personal enlightenment and social awareness …
Standing in Both On scraps of paper I write prayers to the helpers and heroes. Will falling in love with the Earth help us to understand life and death, recognize our dependence on The Mother and her gifts? Earth Child is my true name. Jungle, Sequoias and Ocean speak to me with a new …
On the 19th of June this year we joined Bill and Marilyn Veltrop along with FireHawk, Pele Rouge and Renegade Lawdog for their annual Summer Solstice Gathering. This was held at the Sequoia Retreat Center in Ben Lomond, CA. My experience there with the Sequoia trees touched me deeply – especially at this time of …
A half a year has passed since I have felt inspired to post a blog here. In August, my father passed away and I am grateful that I had the time with him that I reported here among the last blogs of 2013. And now I am back in Thailand where I was inspired on …
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. This quote, from the master evolutionary himself, has been around a long time. I remember thinking – this can’t be true. It actually calls into question our true nature as human beings! It …
“Our dominant culture lives out an unstated conspiracy of silence that enlists our complicity in the destruction of our planet and its chemistry, climate and life forms.” Joanna Macy in interview with Terry Patten I was very struck by this passage where Joanna Macy points to something that I have been trying to articulate myself. …
We are now in the last month of 2012 the year when the big transition is supposed to happened. It has certainly been a powerful year of awakening. But I believe that the extreme weather is what has actually turned the tide in the direction of real change. The public is finally waking up to …
Story creates context…Context highlights relationship…Context and relationship change behavior and lead to holistic and connected action…Connected action becomes a force for restoring /re-storying the world. – Christina Baldwin, “Storycatcher”. One of the highlights of my summer was a gathering of eight highly engaged women for two short days of dialog at the sea in Little …
