Week #8

NEWTON'S THREE LAWS AND ME

Law #1: When I stay at home, I am so thrilled to be here as I live in a redwood grove away from the rush of the city. So here, I stay at rest. Unless there is something that comes to my home with urgency, the state of rest is maintained. When I go into town to run errands, I am on a mission to do everything on my list. The buzz of the city egnites my motion to get things done. During these outings, sometimes a phone call will occur that will make me have to sit and rest for a moment. The rush of the city is usually so strong, it is hard to stop me in my tracks. I prefer the first part of the law.

Law #2: When my mind is light, it is usually when I am at peace with my emotions. As harder emotions build up, they seem to get stuck inside me, almost causing me to feel heavy. When this occurs, it is harder for me to motivate because life just seems like it will all be too heavy. Once things are dealt with, my mind is lighter.

Law #3: I am sad to say I know this law well. My ex and I were very good at fighting. Some people fight in a way where one person says how they feel and things get worked out. Not us. If one of us got mad and went to the other to express it, the other one quickly came back with the same or more force with another side of the arguement. We were real life car crashes sometimes. I don't recommend it as usually it never got worked out and we were always tired the next day.

OUR "ENERGY EFFICIENT" CULTURE

Where? I am sad to say that we are not an energy efficient culture. I spent 13 days on a ship from Japan to seattle where I did not see land for the entire journey. I was humbled to no end at the greatness of the size of the sea and made a special thought to myself to always remember how small I am. Although in my smallness, I can do great things, but I have to leave small footprints. I am shocked at the impact all of us can have, being that we are all so small, on this large earth. Now that we are starting to see some problems with the environment, hopefully we can take lighter footsteps and use our energy towards more positive impact. I try to tell people that all little efforts count. I am not sure if I should believe that, but it feels better to live without throwing in the towel.

DESCARTES HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR

He thought, therefore he was. It seems this philosophy seperates people from their sorroundings. And who is to say what thinks and how it things. We all believe animals to "think" but what about plants. As a farmer, who has to kill weeds all the time, I often wonder if I am causing harm and pain. I wonder what the other plants are thinking. This idea seems to put too much importance on humans. I would like to rephrase his statement in a more eastern way. I have QI, therefore I am. So now the rock that I stand on, the tree that hovers over me and the sun that is setting are all part of the equation of being.