As a American though I tend conservative and was happy to see Trump elected I do agree with Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet who said “a plague on both their houses” when speaking of the rival clans, the Montagues and Capulets. My own preferred society, not to happen soon in this present system, would be Chestertonian distributism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributism combined with a conscious living in balance with the earth. Not on the Trumpian agenda or his opponents.
From the model of my parents I learned to live responsibly in the here and now where I actually have some control and volition and not worry about big picture things I have no control over beyond periodically making marks on paper that I mail in (voting) and deal with stuff as it comes into my personal sphere. I also realize no matter what source I go to the source will have partial, incomplete information so I hold my opinions lightly and don’t get all riled up and aim to be friendly with everyone.
It seems to me that sometime in the next 20 years or so. we will be hitting resource limits and the dream of endless tech progress and economic growth and settling Mars will hit a wall and painful adjustments will begin.
Ace piece! Thanks Rhyd. Just writing about the body and practice myself this week. And all those knockout plants (red epazote!). Your garden must be terrific.
Here's to getting our hands dirty.
Sending all primrose best from a Suffolk potting table (lemon drop chillies, Mexican marigolds, anise hyssop, bread poppy, morning glory, asparagus kale...) Charlotte
This reminds me of a thought that’s being floating around in my head. I was reading some yoga book and the author mentioned yoga as linking mind and body. And I really liked that, and took it a step further to thinking of how the breath links mind and body. Both mind and body need oxygen to function, and the breath is a common ground between the abstractions of the brain and the realities of the body. And since breath is also what we use to speak, it is also a link between the self and others.
Always great to see you advocating for tangible embrace as a grounding means in recognition of the foundation of our being.
On another, related, note- can you tell me the name of the essay you wrote in regards to the corno and general need for engaged active energy? It was a while back. A friend of mine was wearing one today it was her grandmother's. She was unfamiliar with the symbolism and I'd love to direct her to that essay.
As a American though I tend conservative and was happy to see Trump elected I do agree with Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet who said “a plague on both their houses” when speaking of the rival clans, the Montagues and Capulets. My own preferred society, not to happen soon in this present system, would be Chestertonian distributism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributism combined with a conscious living in balance with the earth. Not on the Trumpian agenda or his opponents.
From the model of my parents I learned to live responsibly in the here and now where I actually have some control and volition and not worry about big picture things I have no control over beyond periodically making marks on paper that I mail in (voting) and deal with stuff as it comes into my personal sphere. I also realize no matter what source I go to the source will have partial, incomplete information so I hold my opinions lightly and don’t get all riled up and aim to be friendly with everyone.
It seems to me that sometime in the next 20 years or so. we will be hitting resource limits and the dream of endless tech progress and economic growth and settling Mars will hit a wall and painful adjustments will begin.
Ace piece! Thanks Rhyd. Just writing about the body and practice myself this week. And all those knockout plants (red epazote!). Your garden must be terrific.
Here's to getting our hands dirty.
Sending all primrose best from a Suffolk potting table (lemon drop chillies, Mexican marigolds, anise hyssop, bread poppy, morning glory, asparagus kale...) Charlotte
This reminds me of a thought that’s being floating around in my head. I was reading some yoga book and the author mentioned yoga as linking mind and body. And I really liked that, and took it a step further to thinking of how the breath links mind and body. Both mind and body need oxygen to function, and the breath is a common ground between the abstractions of the brain and the realities of the body. And since breath is also what we use to speak, it is also a link between the self and others.
I love how you bring your world to me: your land, your body, your depth, and the eternal mysteries.
Hi Rhyd,
Always great to see you advocating for tangible embrace as a grounding means in recognition of the foundation of our being.
On another, related, note- can you tell me the name of the essay you wrote in regards to the corno and general need for engaged active energy? It was a while back. A friend of mine was wearing one today it was her grandmother's. She was unfamiliar with the symbolism and I'd love to direct her to that essay.
Thanks,
Autumn