And so, reading A Harper's Garden, I was pleased to find questions asking me to (re)consider some basic aspects of my life. As an exercise in being more attentive and to slow down and focus, I have written some answers here, though they are only tiny shards of the whole.
What do I love in life? I love being attuned to my feelings, my intuition, and allowing my feelings to lead me or to teach me. For example, recently I felt overwhelmed and confused by the enormity of my emotions and the way I appeared to overreact to something my husband said. I felt as if I would fly in all directions at once----rather like exploding. It happened quickly and the outburst was over after ten minutes or so, but what interests me now is looking back at my reaction and what happened later in the day: an earthquake, 6.5, occurred 90 miles south of here, one strong enough to create a boom (rather like a sonic boom) and cause our old house to sway. And so I wondered whether my feelings earlier in the day were in response to the energy building in the earth beneath me.
Remembering that I have a part in the greater whole of life is important to me; it's what I love about life----that I am not this lone, separate being, and though I am unique, I also share with others----humans, animals, plants, rocks----in the greater good of all. This is also my greatest challenge: to remember I am important, too.
Asked to consider what I enjoy about reading A Harper's Garden, I like the mix of art, fantasy, magic, music, and thought-provoking, personal writing. I return to read the blog because I am often delightfully surprised by its contents and by the synchronicity to my own experiences. Also, I like the pauses----sometimes longer pauses in the regularity of the posts----because we all need breaks. I enjoy reading about others who are struggling to evolve, to be more sensitive, to live more fully.
To answer what my greatest wish for the planet might be, I would wish for zero population growth, zero new development, and to allow nature to begin to recover from the devastation civilization has wreaked upon it, which would also be the sentiment I'd voice if I knew that I'd be heard and attended to, along with loving and being tolerant of others and their differences.
