The Planet Speaks

This begins with a question:

if the planet we live on had something to tell us....how would she say it?

Spring has a voice: the sound of birdsong, the colour green that erupts from every crevice.

But what if the planet herself had something to say.

Something she wanted us to hear. 

How would she say it?

It is a large leap of imagination to imagine that the virus we are currently facing could be the planet trying to tell us something. 

What if, instead of reacting in fear, we just pause for a moment and listen:

Here are some ideas of what she might be trying to say:

Slow down.

Turn inward.

Focus on what is really important: your health, your community, your loved ones. 

Your mental well being and creativity are sacrosanct.

Reprioritize your life based on these things.

Put other people's safety ahead of your frivilous enjoyment.

Care for your vulnerable.

Protect your weak.

Your own basic needs are simple: food, water, shelter. 

Tend to those and then open yourself to the vast richness of time and space:

Let your mind free to take you to new and unknown places.

Tap into the depth of who you are and what you can do.

Imagine, if only for a moment, that the planet we live on allows our continuance because she wants us here. That she works diligently to maintain the necessary balances to support our life and the continuance of our species. 

What if she has our best interests at heart?
Always.

It's worth imagining. 

i think it's important to try and create something as often as possible. not a masterpiece...just some small thing. because i can.  and because doing so roots me back inside myself.
and just gives me a way to say....i am.

i am alive
i breathe
i have passed this way

today i dunked a yellow flower in almond milk and took its photograph. 

and then a dandelion.

and then 2 dandelions.

and quite honestly it was one of the highlights of my day.