We’ve rendered meaningless the term “pushing up daisies.”
Our corpses will take centuries to rejoin the earth once locked in the lavish vaults that pass as coffins these days.
Category: Health
Motionless in Motion
I look on in bewilderment as E-bikes and electric skateboards pass me on the bike path.
Riders utterly motionless, with the exception of their thumbs feverishly swiping away at phones while electric motors whisk them to their destinations.
…and stewards we must be…
We are but mere stewards of the land we claim to own.
Care for it. Preserve as best as possible its natural state, slowly eliminating our impetuous decisions to reshape the landscape in the name of humanity.
Enslaved by time
I am oblivious to the current time as I type these words to you. I eventually made it about four hours before spoiling the feeling of liberation that comes with escaping the grasp of time.
I fought the urge to glance at the computer clock – a gesture I perform frequently out of habit.
I tempered the otherwise uncontrollable desire to constantly check my cell phone clock.
I dodged the myriad devices – all 13 of them – displaying the time throughout my home.
What slaves we have become, to a concept of our own creation. Liberate yourself. Periodically avoid the clocks and embrace your newfound – albeit temporary – freedom.
Happiness is…
…harvesting ingredients from the back yard when preparing a meal
Why do you eat?
Why do you eat? “Because I’m hungry” is an insufficient response. Think deeper and truly grasp the meaning of hunger.
Why do you eat what you eat? My answer to this question was always: “That’s what I grew up eating.” This response sounds eerily similar to the dangerous phrase: “We’ve always done it this way.”
Ask questions.
Challenge the status quo.
Maybe there’s a better way.
Bad cooking
I made the worst meal tonight. I ate it anyway.
My taste buds got over it.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds
What asks for nothing in return after providing you with the food you can’t go ~30 days without, the water you can’t go ~3 days without, and the air you can’t go ~5 minutes without?
Figure out what it is, and start taking care of it.
Plant a seed. Watch it grow.
A few years I started a vegetable garden. I started with a single small pot first – a trial run since I wasn’t quite convinced I could keep plants alive. I passed that test, and this past growing season was quite rewarding. You should try it sometime. Here’s why:
- It’s therapeutic.
- The growing process is astonishing. Put a few seeds into fertile soil. Water. Harvest. Voila. Nutritious food arises from the ground, growing from seeds the size of a nail head. Great things sprouting from what seems like nothing.
- Nothing compares to fresh vegetables. Not store bought fresh – right off the plant fresh.
Plant a seed and watch it grow. You’ll grow as well.
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