“Isn’t man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife – birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingoes – by the million in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and eats. Them. This in turn kills man by the million, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative – and fatal – health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So, then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently and once a year sends out cards, often with animals on them, praying for 'Peace on Earth.' (and blessings to everyone).”
- From Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm by C.David Coats
This might seem like a very weird quote to start with at holiday time...But it's true, although we don't like to think about it in this way...
And besides, it's a very weird time, don't you think? With Donald Trump in front as the Republican candidate and global weirding abounding...
And... And... And...The list of weirdness is endless.
Crazy, isn’t it?
Yet, we are here, bringing in the holidays with loved ones, completing the year of 2015, planting seeds for 2016...
And we keep getting older... And the world keeps going round and round and life continues to bring ups and downs, joys and losses... we are here, embodied, breathing...
And this being here is sacred.
I sense this calling for all of us to embrace our lives wholeheartedly and fiercely.
To Reflect and Contemplate on our Choices and how they Impact others ~~ two legged, four legged, winged, and finned... All Beings.
To be willing to Wake Up and Make Changes...
For our actions Matter, our gratitude Matter, our thoughts Matter, our choices Matter, even our purchases Matter and stand for what we support and what we don't support...
We matter...every moment matters…this matters.
We are vibration. Let us vibrate in a way that Heals, Not Hurts.
Let's let our lives be a Demonstrationof the Kindnessand Compassionhumans are capable of.
What an amazing and SO TRUE quote. The absurdity of it all. Thank the universe for laughter, otherwise we would surely com-bust. Always love to hear what you have to write.
What an amazing and SO TRUE quote. The absurdity of it all. Thank the universe for laughter, otherwise we would surely com-bust. Always love to hear what you have to write.
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