Extreme weather is fast becoming normal.
Another storm is on the way.
This storm, according to the radio, will unleash a massive amount of water in the form of heavy rain.
This morning was beautiful, as the photographs testify, today is one of extremes…or is that normal too?
Apart from the predictably unpredictable weather, there is a lot of work getting done here at Bealtaine.
I have been moving around the gardens with my secateurs, nipping and cutting here and there, followed by sticking and stamping in other places…inserting cuttings straight into the earth!
Most of the shrubs I cut from are serious proliferators, given half a chance!
Ribes, Spirea, Senecio, Willow, Fuschia, Rubus…the list goes on.
I was totting up all the energy saving so far in slowly divesting myself of electrical items…it’s substantial indeed.
Many say that one person cannot make a difference.
My acquired wisdom says the opposite…one person can make a difference.
The mindset of mindfulness and care for our great Mother, Earth, is a growing consciousness.
Each one person adds to that.
A hero of mine, David Holmgren, co-founder of the Permaculture movement, urges us all reduce consumption and be domestically responsible.
I heartily agree with David, in that if enough of us scale down our impact on the planet, then one becomes many and a real shift starts to take place.
Over the past few decades humanity has committed acts of great violence against its home, Earth. Now we see acts of great violence being reciprocated in extreme weather.
If we love our home, we will do all we can to protect it and all life therein.
This, I believe, is what connects us to the Divine, in life and after.
Love is all.
Love for all Creation, every last nano particle of it.
To switch off a light is to love and appreciate the environment that has to produce that power.
Love is all.
It’s time we really loved and appreciated this incredible home.
It is the only one we have.
