Kindly

Kind made into action, kindly, has been beyond perception in most human interaction since before our "civilization" until now. Being kind has been taken for granted for generations, taught mostly by grandmothers. The vast, vast majority of people we meet are kind, they care about the people around them and want them to be better off, if possible, after their parting than they were before. This is why a knot of mostly men gathers around any man with a new tool, why the "coffee clutch" got established. It is in the nature of humans to bond together in groups for mutual support. The act of being kind increases the resource base amongst groups at rates that far outstrip the costs, or we would have evolved as solitaries.

I feel the same about each and every reader of my writings. If there is some truth which I am able to elucidate, some string, or strand of reality that I can tease from the chaos of media induced frenzy, I am honored to provide you with those lucidities. Yes, spellcheck, I know that is not a redneckonized word, lucidity is fine, yes, I know, but these are not the things I was trying to talk about.

This transformative aspect of language, the ability of words to morph, is indeed another reflection on how kind the human species truly is. I give others the leeway to coin new phrases, or ram-shackle words together to create nuance and meaning that could not be contained by the sieve of prior wordsmithing (which is a word I hate, but less so with an "ing" on the end.) The relatively newly recognized art of mash-up has proven, by accentuating disparate elements having the ability to occupy the same space in our consciousness, that allowing latitude in creative endeavors is to be honored and respected, understood as a reflection of the fractile nature inherent in the elements of creation.

I try to make as many different micro-biomes around our yard as possible, each one is kind to different species, sometimes at different times of day, to assist the flourishing, all must feel stability and a comfortable sort of harmony.

No colony of bacteria, or viruses, fungi or microflagellates could ever be established without first finding a kind environment in which to find food, exchange gasses, find security and reproduce. After all, in these respects all living creatures are the same. That is how we define "living" in the most basic sense. This kindness is a quantum state that encourages optimization, not the sort that can be recorded with existing instrumentation nor quantified by administering an assay of questions, but of the heart, of the spirit and when fully realized, even a cellular functioning that exceeds our current state. Organisms respond to kindness by flourishing, a word I use, perhaps too frequently. The multi-variate benefits, operating on many levels increase the effectiveness (affection) between them. Much like on a macro extra-personal level, relationships prove that "many hands make light work", internally, when our body, mind and spirit are unified, the benefits can be exponential.

If ever, you are tempted to "fly off the hook" or "lose your composure, or temper",  "lash out" or "put down" someone, whatever their transgressions might be, take a moment or ten to be kind. Above all else, history has taught us that kindness can alleviate mountains of pain, heal acres of neglect and transform tectonic plates of abuse into fertile territory for healing.

Greens (yes the party) have always known this scientifically proven, healing modality. Being kind, above all else. The fact that so many cannot fathom it often makes those who understand feel like outsiders. The word is out though, peaceful loving people from around the globe are coming together using the internet. We are the majority and we will not have our planet stolen from us, raped and abused, for upon it we must make our way forward.