Twog's Blog – March 2011 Archive (3)

I felt it I felt it!! Spring is here. Now I really know that I am behind on home projects. So little time and so many outside things to get done. One of my plum trees is blooming and I have even seen some bees out so there is hope for plums. There is a part of me from childhood that loved getting started on plowing fields in the spring and the process of planting crops. I still enjoy getting close to the dirt in the spring to plant a few things in my garden. It also gives me some sense of… Continue

Even before the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan and the eruption of war in Libya, staying out of anxiety and despair when thinking about the future was a personal challenge.  In this moment my life is full and good, but what if oil prices triple before the end of the year, what if our financial system collapses, what the nuclear crisis is worse than we’re being told?  What will happen to everyone and everything I love on this planet?  What will happen to the…

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At times it is difficult to 'think local' when so much is going on globally. Earthquakes and revolutions seem, to me, to be so much more important than what is going on with my garden, what I need to do to fix my bike, the floor I need to de-tar and sand, and all the other stuff that is my 'local' environment.

 

I guess all I can do is hope/pray that the people with earthquakes and revolutions in their 'local' environments have been able to do some amount of resilience and…

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