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A quote from my essay, “My commitment, my work, and my prayer is that we, as a human family, we, the human animal species, will remember and reconnect with the earth–remembering that it is not so much our earth as something we own, but rather us earth as this sacred, living, breathing, deeply interwoven and interconnected family of which we are part. All of us are the ancestors of future generations. What do we want our legacy to be?”
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somebody has read this posting and is a little bit concerned about how your doing after Grandpa Hill’s transition .
i am fine. thanks.
julia
was made aware of a belize reffferrrence to a lottery winner who was unwilling to release their identity r/t collecting the money strong character there =) course the odds are probably on par with winning the lottery that u know this person hugs .hope your living situation is improving and doing well with the loss of grandpa, keep the good and compost the rest =)
barneyv
All is good in Belize, and i am at peace with my Grandpa’s passing thanks. Don’t know the person who won the lottery.
Your work is admirable but waking up is unpleasant, most of us are nice and comfortable in bed, it’s irritating to be woken up; this reminds me of a nice story..
It is about that businessman who goes into a bar, sits down, and sees this fellow with a banana in his ear—a banana in his ear! And he thinks, “I wonder if I should mention that to him. No, it’s none of my business.” But the thought nags at him. So after having a drink or two, he says to the fellow, “Excuse me, ah, you’ve got a banana in your ear.” The fellow says, “What?” The businessman repeats, “You’ve got a banana in your ear.” Again the fellow says, “What was that?” “You’ve got a banana in your ear!” the businessman shouts. “Talk louder,” the fellow says, “I’ve got a banana in my ear!”
As the Arabs say: “The nature of rain is the same but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens”
Ciao
I had always thought that is not our earth that has a problem but us, we do not have to reconnet with it but wit ourselves, don´t you think so? Earth has got any future anyway, we could have one. I say.
Hi Valerie,
i recognize that we are not separate from the Earth. It is not “our” Earth, it is “us” Earth. In reconnecting with the Earth, we can reconnect with the “nature” of our human nature.
Blessings,
julia
That is thrue, Julia, you are right, how nice it would be to reconnect with Earth again, how nice !!! and how much I ´ve longed for it….but may be is too late, don´t you think so? We have left it like the child leave his mother, and we must learn to walk by ourselves. Even if our legs are still not ready. We left our mother, too son, yes!, and now we have to believe in our father….because we are still too small just to believe in us. I say. Thanks for your answer.
Julia, I`ve been reading about Luna and was wondering if you can tell me anything about Luna`s condition and prospects for survival since the vandals cut into the trunk. I`ve read about the collar and cables that were installed but is there any estimate as to how long it will be so that this might not be required anymore. 50 years? 150 years? Also, has anyone considered the possibility of regularly applying some kind of medicinal compounds (if they exist) in order to assist in the healing process? Thank You. Peace. David.
Hi David,
Luna is doing really well. There is no way to know how long the tree will take to heal completely (certainly longer than we will be alive because the cut was so deep.) There are all kinds of things being done including healing compounds and many other things, and Luna is doing great.
The ongoing care givers of Luna and the surrounding grove is Sanctuary Forest.
All the best,
julia