There are many beautiful kind people in the world. There are many valiant activists and warriors fighting to regain our freedoms that we have slept away. I would like to same I am one of them but I'm waking up so I really do not feel I can say I am so honorable yet. I do know that for the sake of my family, friends, and community I am educating myself on the destructive forces that seek to plunder, kill, and destroy what is in no human beings right to do and that is ruin our children's future, cause deliberate sickness and disease, and disrespect the Earth. I grew up in Chelsea projects in Manhattan. Growing up I did not feel underprivileged. I had love, music, and great West Indian cooking. It was only growing up and the influence of tv that I know where I lived was not the ideal. I know know the ideal and many of those who live the suburban life, which in the late 70's & 80's was the place to be, live lives of quiet desperation. I don't want it.
I do know that I grew up not being exposed to the wonder of nature. Yes, there were snippets like Central Park (I love Central Park) and the botanical gardens but that nature contained. While beautiful, and thank goodness for the city planners, philanthropist who have created these oasis in the urban landscape, I know there is much more and I need to connect with it. We were driving down San Pablo Friday and I looked at a tree in the meridian. I think I finally really saw a tree because I could have sworn it greeted me. I felt it. Some of you reading this will think I'm full of shit, and I really don't give a shit. Some of you know. I looked at it then the light turned green, and the van approached another one, then another. And as I watched the trees go by leaves and branches swaying in the wind, I cried because they were so beautiful and alive. I felt something not because I like trees, this time I felt trees. At least the ones on San Pablo.
Nature exists for its own sake. If we as human can accept that and not contrain it most of the time what would life look like...feel like. Yesterday my son watered some plants on the courtyard and played in the dirt. Babies love water and playing in dirt. As he played and I followed him around making sure he did not eat the dirt, I began making a mental note of wild places we need to be in. So much to explore.
In matters of health, no need to say how good being in nature is.
Sigh...
I'm leaving with a few words on the flu vaccine. Please research it throughly before you take it. Despite my health condition I have not taken a flu vaccine in years nor will my son. Consider boosting your immunity with whole foods. I'm putting this youtube video to get you to question and do your own research on the flu vaccine. Don't be fooled there are interests that could care less if people perish from a pandemic just as long as it is not them.
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