We Are All One

When I started this blog several years ago, I never dreamed that it would take on a life of it's own. I never knew how far my writing might take me or how far it might reach. Each day has been an inspiration and the comments that I have received on some of my posts have given my heart and soul ebullience beyond words. There are times that we each feel estranged from one another. We begin to allow the fictions that we have been raised on, to tell us that we don't matter, that we are not good enough, or that no one cares about us or our ideas and feelings. The posts that I have been able to share through this forum have proven beyond all shadow of doubt, how wrong most of the information we have foisted upon us truly is. There is a rising tide of humanity, worldwide, that no longer lives according to the precepts of the church of greed. The great human family is beginning to understand that wealth and might certainly don't make right. In fact, most often these forces make it impossible to make good choices based on fact, objective reality or enduring truth.

I recently was reminded that we share far more DNA in common with every other living creature, than what makes us different. So too, we each love our children exactly the same. Finding this truth used to be a lifelong struggle for a tiny few, but now it is being proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, placing responsibility for our behavior squarely on our shoulders. Blame is fruitless. No skill or integrity are required to blame others for our failings. We each respond to grief in similar ways and we all start out life as creatures of compassion and consideration. As we grow, the only thing that can subvert this basic goodness is neglect or abuse. This is where the religions of the world have fallen. They use shame to blame the victims. As long as they cling to their top down organizations, wielding power and control over their subjects, they will not get up either. Converts are increasing exponentially to the belief that all forms of "religion" are flawed. Spirituality, on the other hand, has never been higher. It is in the spirit of love, the spirit of hope and the spirit of faith that my words travel around the world. It is also the impetus behind such phenomenal successes as micro-lending, liberation movements on all continents and ecological awareness that is growing around the planet.

Science is now able to show us explicitly how bad for one another and the globe industrial and extractive oppression are for air, water, soils and our human population. Many of the indicator species that have shown us the real consequences of destroying planetary integrity of living systems are much more than a call to arms. They are the writing on the walls of our humanity. We may be able to survive as a singular species without the passenger pigeon, the eider or the beluga whale, but the fabric of life on earth has become threadbare in far too many areas to continue to support life as we know it. Once pushed past carrying capacity, the only thing we know for sure is that there will be a terrible and dislocating crash. Our population is no different than any other in that respect. As above, so below has been issuing from the mouths of devout pagans since before the advent of most world religions, but in the world today, we see first-hand the costs of forgetting this basic tenet.

It is with great love and affection for all the peoples of the planet that I discuss these issues. at least once in each of our lives, it would be nice if we could hear truth instead of reactionary fiction. It would heal so many of our perceived wounds if we would just learn to love one another. Finding our way through the dark is a lot easier with the light of truth to guide us. When i first began speaking truth to power, people like me seemed to be few and far between. Now, many of us are realizing that we outnumber the oppressors by thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions to one. Asking the basic question, "Whom do I serve?", may have startling answers, but we all must ask it and act accordingly. If your life is lived in service to a dying ember, try committing yourself to life instead. Take the time to give to others, without regard for personal gain. The power that this singular act has to change your life for the better cannot be put into words or quantified in local currency. We are one, act on that one priority and the rest falls into place.