Thoughts

It was a little slow at work yesterday and when it is like this I find little conversations develop. One such was about a Protective clause. I had to ask what this was, and it was explained that it is basically stopping trade with other countries, buying only within your own country. I thought this similar to what I feel about staying or purchasing local and asked him is this not a good thing? he thought no, that this was enforced with the last recession, and that it prolonged the depression, that trade should still remain global, remaining global is inclusive, not separation.

I liked his thoughts on this, all inclusive, not separation, but I also like the ’stay local/buy local’ as much as you can thoughts too, so I thought to just combine protective/staylocal/buylocal.

Collectively/Locally protect the resources that are in the countries we live in, if you have water, protect its purity, if you have oil, protect its ability to re-produce, if you are able to produce food, protect the soil it grows on, and when you trade because you have excess, share then what is gained Locally/Collectively.

Countries should help other countries, the people within, the same, but only help, not overtake. The overtaking feels like control and greed, the help more like sharing.

and I know, it really only comes down to need, not greed. It is funny really how even these two words are similiar, greed just has that extra letter.

This morning’s sky

I like how the first picture came out looking a little similar to the one in Motion and Reflection.

A sketch of a lion’s head

and a want to post it today for Obama :) with a wish for him to always feel the things that come from his heart.

I also find myself searching for words to describe the essence of a lion.

Sheep

Sue Ann, in one of her posts http://sueannedwards.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/emotionally-infantile/ has got me thinking again more about sheep. She mentions that this time is not a good time to be a sheep, and I agree, unless as a sheep, you are a feral one.

In the olden times, 10,000 years ago, I feel it would have been wonderful to be a sheep, roaming around the countryside with others, eating grass and shedding wool in the spring, to be discovered, its warmth and its ability to keep one warm. I imagine them relying on their vision to see backwards without turning their heads and their sensitivity to sound as their protection against predators. I do not think they were easily led during this time, if they were would they not have followed say a wolf? To survive they must have known to follow a wolf would be a danger.

But nowadays most of the sheep are domesticated, their ability to survive in the wild wiped out. And I feel it was us that took this ability from them, in thinking that our needs maybe were greater than theirs of survival on their own. I do think the intentions of those that wanted to gain the trust of these sheep were good initially though, I feel they might have even revived the sheep, or were in ewe:) of them because the sheep had this natural resource that we do not, but these times have changed and now sheep must depend so much on others to keep alive.

I am glad though, that there are still feral sheep out there, and that they naturally gravitate towards areas free of predators. I read as well that they eat weeds that no other animal will eat, and in such are a natural insectdicide.

and a p.s. because of a sheep’s vision, their natural instinct is to move from dark places into light.

A safe spot

And a question that arose

how deep does our sub-conscious go? and where are we when we are there, I feel it goes as deep as to when we were conceived, but I feel sometimes too, that it goes further.

Raw Energy

I came across this video on youtube and really loved all of it, the video, the song, the words.

Annie, this is especially for you. It reminded me of your energy while I was watching it, or the glimpses I have seen of this in you :)

A litte Astrology

http://www.astralis.it/horoscope.htm

I used to love reading my horoscope in a New Year and I still do sometimes, like today :) I like what was said about Saturn turning Retrograde.

“SATURN TURNS RETROGRADE DECEMBER 31 2008 through MAY 17 2009

Saturn turning retrograde gives us the opportunity to go back and reorganize or renegotiate any activities or commitments that seem to be a source of frustration. If you merely persist under Saturn frustrations, the frustrations will merely persist! Weed out the source of frustration at this time. Remember, my definition for being responsible is in knowing how much you can do before you start to feel frustrated, trapped or confined – and drawing the line and saying NO before you reach that point! It is essential that you do not start any new business activity while Saturn is retrograde!! You will only find that a lot of reorganizing has to be done before any successes can be made. “

When I look back, the thing I wanted to do in December most was give blood, and I haven’t yet but this is still on my mind to do so. For most of the year though, the thing I felt myself wanting to do was return to raw eating more, and these two things I feel if I do not do I will always wish to until I do, so I bring these two things into 2009. I will say NO to bread and refined sugar and give blood when these are out of my system:)