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A very urban bald eagle came over to look for fish in the lake as I began to write today. |
Throughout the years of my teenage-hood, I carried within me
a vision of “what I want to be when I grow up.” And despite the fact that I am
a born and raised city girl, I knew from a very young age that my life desire
was to learn about who I am as a part-Maya woman, and to work toward a time
when I would have the skills, capacity and connectedness to sustain my own life
using materials and resources that occur naturally on the Earth.
It seems a very practical and noble vision today, but in the progressive days of the 1980’s, a life goal of self-sustainability,
self-sovereignty (though I could not describe it that way
in those days) was seen as overly humble, too modest, and even today is often
regarded as unrealistic. And yet, one cannot
undo one’s vision. It can be designed,
planned and implemented, even tweaked or reformatted, but that underpinning
image, the reality with which it is emblazoned in one’s soul, and the memories
of recalling it over many years of reflections just simply cannot be undone…
And so, I continue to move along on my life path, carrying memories of learning, experiences of doing, relationships (at least some of them anyways), and I realize, to my surprise, that I am on a journey toward the completion of a great circle! Watching carefully how the weather patterns are changing, how our food and access to it is being modified, I wonder where the other 99% were when I was sitting in 9th grade geography class listening to Mr. Thompson teach us about the two possible scenarios that would occur due to the increasing greenhouse effect… I am so confused by climate change skepticism.
And so, I continue to move along on my life path, carrying memories of learning, experiences of doing, relationships (at least some of them anyways), and I realize, to my surprise, that I am on a journey toward the completion of a great circle! Watching carefully how the weather patterns are changing, how our food and access to it is being modified, I wonder where the other 99% were when I was sitting in 9th grade geography class listening to Mr. Thompson teach us about the two possible scenarios that would occur due to the increasing greenhouse effect… I am so confused by climate change skepticism.
But I am also more certain than ever now that my choices to
live a humble life in pursuit of happiness, freedom and harmony with Mother
Nature are more than responsibilities, these footsteps are my legacy…
April 28, 2014
Pinelands Park
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