What will a sustainable future feel like? Here are some clues taken from an article by Chris Roth in Talking Leaves: * Being present in the moment * Being held in an embrace * Holding others in an embrace * Being willing to risk steps along a sustainable path * Being able to risk sharing our thoughts * Being open to possibilities * Going for walks in the woods * Forgetting to check our email * Being glad that we have free time. * Slowing down * Harvesting food * Group and solo singing * Being happy * Being sad * Being vulnerable * Seeing the wonder in daily life * Falling in love * Connecting with others * Naps by a river * Loving who and where we are * Loving what we do * Allowing others to love us * Dancing beneath the night sky * Staying interested in life * Knowing that suffering and pain are part of life. Here is a quote from Bob Dylan but i think it was originally borrowed from William Blake: He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives to eternity's sun rise. If you understand this quote, then you know the definition of happiness and that life is a process. ---------- Jeff Owens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Zone 7, http://www.teleport.com/~kowens Underground house, solar energy, reduced consumption, no TV
