Puzzles

A recent conversation brought home to me yet again that when people
think of "climate change," they think largely in terms of "energy,"
whatever that means to them. Pollution of air, water and soil is
apparently a distant second, if it is thought of at all, and the
disappearance of species no more than a passing thought except for
those who are animal lovers. The reality is both more simple and
more complex.

Think of the planet as a giant jigsaw puzzle: each piece is unique in
its combination of flora and fauna, each fits only into its allotted
space. If the plants and animals, large or small, that make up this
piece are removed, the surrounding pieces have nothing to connect
to. The web is interrupted. This happens every time land is
logged, for example, or cleared for development or flooded for a
dam. When human beings were less numerous, it was not a big
problem. Mother Earth could compensate without undue stress, as she
does when she herself makes changes. As the human population has
grown, however, we have taken out ever more and ever larger pieces of
the puzzle, with little or no regard for the effects on the planet.

The problem is that we do not know how to re-recreate an ecosystem.
A forest clear-cut is gone forever. Oil pumped changes the
substrate. We do not know what all the interlocking pieces of any
given part of the puzzle are, much less how they all function
together. Coupled with the changes Gaia herself makes, this has
created an unprecedented crisis on planet Earth.

The events of the past few weeks on Wall Street demonstrated to me
that the systems we create for ourselves are much the same. One
piece of the interlocking corporations puzzle failing creates
problems but can be dealt with. More than one, or a particularly
large piece, and there are vibrations throughout the system. The
effects are felt around the world, from executives to street
sweepers, investors and non-investors.

Many people are feeling fearful and helpless right now. Do not join
them. In AWAKENING WITH MOTHER EARTH, Our Mother was quite forceful
in saying, "Do not give in to fear" and to practice intention. I've
been surveying the words of other Voices, old and new, and, while the
terminology may differ slightly, the same basic advice is given in
all of them: Clean your own house of all old fears, untruths,
angers, judgments and resentments (and don't judge yourself as you do
it); and daily, consciously intend what you want, for yourself, your
family, your community, your country and our planet. Don't say, "I
want" but "I INTEND" -- to be radiantly healthy in every part of my
being. I INTEND the oceans to be clear of all plastic garbage. Be
specific. Be consistent. It does not matter how long your list
is. Just do it daily -- and with energy.

Many have pointed out that in chaos opportunity also resides. Now
is the time to "make it real." Alone or in a group or both,
visualize the world you want, a world you may never have experienced,
and intend for it to manifest. We are living within that old Chinese
curse of "interesting times" but, I would say, they are also very
exciting times. In concert with Gaia, Our Mother Earth, we have much
to do with how our world will be.

Happy Equinox! Keep dancing. Love,

Fran Gatins
www.satolahsingularities.com
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http://awakemotherearth.blogspot.com/

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.

Mary Oliver