Is the planet giving birth? If so, to what? If a natural disaster is to the world what labor pains are to childbirth, doesn’t it appear as though the Earth’s contractions are greater and more frequent?
On March 11th, 2011, I drove the Southern California coast on my way to Santa Barbara listening to the unbelievable stories from Japan as the earthquake-tsunami rumbled through that country and began its course around the globe.
The enormity of it all. And every day somewhere, it seems. The force of nature at a level that most of us can’t even understand. And the lives lost. The grief — even when it isn’t personal. But I’ve now learned, it’s always a little bit personal.
What does this latest “contraction” say to you?
If I were the earth, I’d demand an epidural.
You always have good solutions!
Patrice, I miss you. But I am drinking my morning coffee in Vietnam these days, so I don’t bump into you at the Brickyard anymore. I went to an honoring ceremony in Santa Barbara recently, and I really respect and like what you do. What a great improvement to “the process”. Where do I sign up?
Consider yourself “signed up”. We’ll sit down and make a plan but will file it and make sure it collects A LOT of dust before needed. Can’t wait to hear about your adventure there! Tell me more.