Thanks for this, Zed - it really resonated with me. You description of the struggle was spot-on. I especially loved this: "When she was 28 that year, she died of starvation, her body feeding off of her internal organs. Right to the end, she did all the wrong things to try to make herself happy." OOF. Wowza. And, what is pretending? Let's talk about this in person sometime, Z. <3
Hey Elaine... as you can see it's, like, regularly on my mind, but definitely not clear how to think about it. Hence my retreat into more Buddhist ways of seeing the world -- live for each moment, etc. Though I often think that is not enough action for taking care of the earth. Sigh. And round and round I go!
I really enjoyed this piece, Zed. And, I'm going to say something that you already know: we could ALL be doing more (or, less, as the case may be). At the same time, no matter how much we actually do DO, it will always remain the case that we could be doing more. I can never decide whether to be jealous of or angry about the people that truly believe they are doing enough. Not that I can make decisions about how I feel. Anyway, it was refreshing to see how you laid this out, and it definitely resonated with me.
The back and forth for me is about quality of life -- my life now, and the life of people to come. So, I want to relax and tune out and listen to the birds... but also, I want to leave the earth better than I found it. Also I want others to do their part too -- or at the very least we could all do a *little* better? Right? Sigh...
Wow! What a great piece. A heartbreaking summation of our western human condition. You are enough, you area amazing! I feel this so strongly.
Thank you my more diligent reader! Isn't this song (no autotune!) the best?
Thanks for this, Zed - it really resonated with me. You description of the struggle was spot-on. I especially loved this: "When she was 28 that year, she died of starvation, her body feeding off of her internal organs. Right to the end, she did all the wrong things to try to make herself happy." OOF. Wowza. And, what is pretending? Let's talk about this in person sometime, Z. <3
Yeah, the pretending is a big question mark for me... or at least a worthy basis for meditation.
Yup, Zed, all of this. We do what we can but it never seems like enough. Thanks for expressing what's daily on my mind.
Hey Elaine... as you can see it's, like, regularly on my mind, but definitely not clear how to think about it. Hence my retreat into more Buddhist ways of seeing the world -- live for each moment, etc. Though I often think that is not enough action for taking care of the earth. Sigh. And round and round I go!
I really enjoyed this piece, Zed. And, I'm going to say something that you already know: we could ALL be doing more (or, less, as the case may be). At the same time, no matter how much we actually do DO, it will always remain the case that we could be doing more. I can never decide whether to be jealous of or angry about the people that truly believe they are doing enough. Not that I can make decisions about how I feel. Anyway, it was refreshing to see how you laid this out, and it definitely resonated with me.
The back and forth for me is about quality of life -- my life now, and the life of people to come. So, I want to relax and tune out and listen to the birds... but also, I want to leave the earth better than I found it. Also I want others to do their part too -- or at the very least we could all do a *little* better? Right? Sigh...