Thank you for what you give us about Rabbi Heschel, and also what you said about Robinson Jeffers. I did not know about his brother being an astrophysicist... it does show in his poems! And also, thank you about what you said about Mary Oliver.
contemplation in action: creating the community we want to live in: permaculture, independent media, restorative justice, gift economies, free currencies, and preventive medicine"... and nonviolent standing up for what we believe in, (prophetic witness); and thank you for the encouragement of intergenerational wisdom, that elders must share good questions and support for the very young.
Earth, as a symbol, just like a cell in our body. The cell, Cannot be seen with the naked eyes. We cannot see the instrument Taking the picture, and sending it back to earth for us to see our beautiful planet. I love her so much, I was born because of her and will die in her.
The sacred, owned, Earth? Earth has "I OWN IT" pasted all over it. Backed up by police, armies, prisons and punishments. That might have to back off somewhat. If you own something, you can disrespect it, abuse it, work it, whatever. But you don't have to recognize its "sacredness." Looking at the Earth as belonging to God, and yourself as belonging to God, brings hope, though.
OUR TINY SOMEWHERE a description of Earth from Maria Popova The speck in the last Voyager photograph was Earth, 400 million miles away at the edge of the solar system it turned to look one last time our way. Everything we have loved and learned, all we know and breathe and hope is here, our little speck. the brief span of my breath the dose of oxygen which lasts 3 seconds, and then again, another dose, my 72 heartbeats pulsing in this minute in all this vast cosmos with the rhythm the heart makes and does not stop ’til death the racing mind can expand toward that infinity wanting to see the edge but only flying further- like desire, moving toward fullness of being. and then it is time to do the dishes, and then to fall asleep and dream Martina Nicholson 2019
