Light....

There are all kinds of doomsday predictions about Earth and the natural habitat. I believe that a part of us, conditioned by fear, wants to use the fear to force people into fear filled submission. The other part that does not fear, acts like a child. It is filled with innocence, caring, love and belief that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

In my case, I believe that there is green at the end of this journey. It is a long journey. A kind of journey that is fueled with curiosity. Being curious opens up wondrous dimensions in me. 

Happy Earth day!

What drives you on your journey?
 

For mystery and innocence

Image courtesy: Varun Iyer 2014

Nature is a wonderful space. It is expansive, ever extending, and inviting everyone. Studies have reported that spending time in nature gives people a cognitive advantage. Nature is filled with splendid things in every nook and corner.


Natural world is also filled with fantastic mysteries. These could be deep philosophical questions that drive each one of us to ask the purpose of life, or may be to navigate a current situation without hurting anyone in the process. If we turn around and look around, we will see millions of creatures, living in harmony. That to me has always been a mystery. Today, we say #diversebooks #diversity, but diversity has always been the slogan for #stability in nature. It is just the way of life.


Immersing oneself in nature and interacting more with the natural world in the thoughts also provides a deep kind of innocence. Many people who spend long time in nature are so humble, so ready for expansion and open to examination of an idea.

As I reflect on my human interactions, I realize that it has sucked away a lot more in terms of time and resources, often without replenishing me. This is so totally opposite with all my interactions in the natural world. Every minute that I was out in the open, with the sky above my head and feet on ground has always given me hope, given me opportunities to be honest, truthful and expand in a deeply personal manner that it left me inspired and replenished. To this day, I carry some effervesce of the fulfilling interactions.

This Earth Day, I pledge to reclaim my time and space by increasing the frequency and intensity of natural interactions. I want to spend more time with nature, to rediscover the mystery and innocence of life in the voiceless vibrations that will expand and fine tune my mind out of impossibilities and poverty gathered by human interactions. The minimum I can do, with gratitude, for the wonderful space that Earth has provided me is to interact respectfully and positively with her.

How do you plan to recapture the possibility and cause your expansion?

Searching for home

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On this warm, sunny, spring afternoon, while on a walk with my son, he remarked that he would love to be a bird and fly up in the sky. The sky, he said, feels more like home.

Home!

What a conundrum that word is!

My home, my special home, my best home, my eternal home... which home to choose? Having lived on the plentiful planet (albeit with poverty consciousness) for more than 14,500 days, I need to bring in more awareness into my life on this special place. 

Everyday, as I toss the plastic bags into garbage, I am filled with regret. I think of life without plastic. Several upgrades have been within my reach. This year, I began to use ghee instead or bees wax instead of chap stick made with petroleum jelly for my lips. I switched over to almost plastic-less house hold. We are not there yet, there is too much to toss.

The pictures of the newest pacific gyre is difficult to see... am I better of holding on the plastic until they discover or create some bacteria to eat the plastic?

Here are some good ways to reduce the problem but we have no large-scale solution for alternatives. We do have some alternatives for reducing plastic and eliminating plastic.  We may not clean up all the plastic in this lifetime. If we can avoid adding more, we can leave less for the next generation to clean up. 

This Earth Day week, I pledge to reduce plastic and to stop adding to the plastic pollution of my home. 

What about you?