Nature Girl

It's official, I have become a bonafide hippie ass, nature lover...and, I have come to terms with this.

Many Eastern religions/practices believe that you can draw energy in from an outside source or, better yet, the earth. While working on the farm, I have not only formed a closer bond with the outdoors, but also all the creatures that come with the territory (i.e. insects). There are numerous times when I feel like I have worked to the point of absolute physical exhaustion and there is no chance that I can even pick up that hoe, let alone finish what ever row I may be getting ready to plant in. During those moments, without thought, I just look up. The thick woods that surround me, the turkey vulture flying overhead, the glimpse of the white belt of a Galloway through the woods, suddenly it all makes sense...

It's not new news that we have problems all around us -- the economy is collapsing, the free market is becoming more and more evil everyday, all of our politicians are soulless puppets, and to top it off, our own planet seems to be turning against us too. Regardless of how corrupt things have become, I can't help but feel this glint that there is hope. One day, while I was complaining about how hopeless it all seems, one of my co-workers (with far more life experience than myself) said the simplest statement which suddenly made my own bitching come to a halt, "Just be an activist." So simple, right? She then continued to say, "The civil rights movement seemed hopeless, women's' suffrage seemed hopeless; it didn't happen overnight. Those movements still happened because they remained activist."

This is not another one of my "preachy" posts, I am just asking that more people look up. The hardest days can suddenly become so perfect with a pretty flower, a rainbow popping up, or just a sweet sunset. The hippies were not just a phase, I see activism shining so bright in everyone I work with at the farms and all of my friends. We can see that a more loving, peaceful world is around the corner...there is just a HUGE bend to get around:) So, take the time to just look up, take the time to go for a walk after a horrible day at work and breath in the smells and fresh air. Meditation and stopping your mind from endless thought can easily be accomplished from taking in the "awe" of the world around us. The activism and your path to try and "save the world" will follow...