Spring is here

A cold and dry spring, some sleety snow today. having just recovered from flu, next dental surgery, dentists great, but there is no escaping the pain of it. Stitches to be taken out, so why mention this? Well, my pain made me ponder upon pain, in turn on torture. The infliction of pain being it's raison d'etre. The Magna Carta and secret courts, also come to mind. A vote will be made upon that soon, the secret courts. If passed, a law will cause the infliction of pain to be, somewhat, a matter of private, secret court concern, rather than a public matter. A step back for democracy and a sad turning away from human rights.

Of course we are coming nearer to Easter a Pagan and Christian festival in tandem. Many of us have endured minor pains and tortures, some can be very painful. Betrayal, loss or self betrayal, in so many forms. Some of us are just not prepared for disappointments or more correctly on how to handle them. Modern times have brought new insights and understandings, yet regressive policies of torture, war, destruction of ecology and humanity continue. The world leadership have become quite ruthless in pursuit of their aims, openly and without restraint. Fear does not stalk their political conscience and duty to the people, though fear of enemies stalks them wildly.

It would appear, the public have lost respect, somehow meaningless in this grand scheme of corporate and political chess. How do they regain respect?, a question many people ask themselves, everyday. Certainly a blank comes to mind, a space, where nothing happens, nothing is. This a problem for many, how to regain respect and power in their life. Hopefully the blank space will become suffuse with ideas and actions of hope and determination.

Moving light.

The Views.

Spring is nearly here.

    Spring nearly here, dry and cool, some flowers are appearing. What a relief. The flu, dragged by bees, pulled through a hedge backwards and generally feeling like death warmed up. What a nightmare, have not had anything like it in twenty years. No person should feel obliged to work or attend school with such an awful viral infection.  Many attend public places when it is so obviously a contagious risk factor. Anyway getting over it, glad it wasn't the Spanish flu! The climate is intensely cold for months on end, which was not always the case. Must be the magnetic shift and ice floe melting, adding to our woes. All the nuclear explosion tests and pollution is obviously causing some measure of damage to the atmosphere. Humans are so careless of their environment, now as with all things, the chickens come home to roost. Speaking of chicken, it is difficult to find organic chicken for the family, Supermarkets are truly failing customers. In fact, the term customer eludes the mindset, consumer is the buzz word of today. I assert myself as a customer, thank you. Organic food is my preference, in recognition of the true origin and design of nature.

 In fact am trying to become vegetarian. Food choices are very limited in supermarkets, yet there is plenty of packaged junk on the shelves. It actually is becoming quite trying, sourcing real food. A feeling of dread, as it dawns upon me, that it is all processed and pesticides present. It is really going to have to be a shift to organic in a German supermarket and now going to attend organic  food markets. There is one not to far away, but a Sunday is not the most convenient day, for a market! It is all a matter of changing habits. Never thought, I would be so concerned about food. Having seeing my grandfather's farm and the production of food, it never occurred to me that anyone would treat it's production with such blatant disregard for human health and ecology. In the not so long distant past, food was trustworthy, now one is on edge, is it genetically modified? Is it pesticide free? What a nightmare, it is definitely Alice in Wonderland. The mad hatters running the show. And of course, it is not just food, it is a horror story concerning many Human Rights.

   Nature inspires and it's beauty is our lifeline. the destruction of our planet and ecology is growing by leaps and bounds. It is terrifying what the corporate world and indiscriminate politicians are willing to do and not do, in pursuit of resources and profit. We all now need to find courage, the will to effect change. Some write, some protest and attend marches, but jokes are made about the valid concerns of populations. Worse still, some are subjected to harassment for the act of protest. It is a very serious break with the social contract. Many others are suffering nuclear pollution in absurd circumstances. One would think with all the technology and information available, green resources would be harnessed immediately, but not so, in some parts of the world. The war machine is of more interest to unethical investors, rather than human security and ecological protection. The ethical investors are threatened by this destructive mindset and the sooner they wake up to the fragility of their investment and the world, the quicker and the better, the unethical can be held to account. Hope I find the path to effective change, what works?, what doesn't?

My grandchild has to have a future as do all the children of the world, so honour bound to act. Many are aware and doing so much, can we leave them to it, without some effort on our part? No, we all have to be supportive of genuine efforts to uphold and protect Human Rights and the Ecology. Political actors are very disappointing, very narrow and ultimately, are not rising to the occasion. The time has come for demands to protect family, food, water, home, human rights and political and corporate accountability. Where is the law in all this? Where is the law to protect the organic nature of our plants, food, ecology, creatures, and human genes, themselves? The law is not good enough, then law will have to be there to protect what we inherited. The path through law is long and slow. Filibuster has no place in the law.  There we start.

Spring 

Looking out the window today and saw a blackbird and a few thrushes strolling and hopping around the
garden. Some sunshine too. What a relief, am not enjoying the winter. This winter has been cold and wet.

The worse kind. Often wonder what it would be like, to live in the warmth, in some distant Southern Hemisphere. Anyway, so much , a myriad, of information and images on the internet. So much to see, so little time. Wonderful, that leading personalities are coming out fighting against fracking. Hope there will be justice for the families that have suffered or are in the process of suffering the outrageous fracking of the land. 
Word treason comes to mind. To betray the health of a nation ,the ecology of the land, is a crime against Humanity. Ecocide is a matter that will have to gain it's rightful prominence and work is being carried out on that matter. To have to campaign for the protection of the people and planet, seems unbelievable, when all the research and science has been well developed on these matters. The spiritual side is so obvious too. Certainly mankind did not make the world. yet the arrogance of many has left others suffering and the food, water and land poisoned. It is breathtaking and shocking. So the more voices and the more acts in honouring the campaign, the better. We also owe a debt to the tribal and indigenous, many who suffered in the past and are today leading in the fight for the life of humanity and the earth. IdleNoMore are actively putting enormous efforts into the issues and are leading the way.

Today, mucking around as per usual. News about Fracking is pretty awful, it is under pressure, no pun intended. Apparently Insurance Industry are beginning to see the light. Amazing that such a process would even be considered in these enlightened times. So much scientific work ignored. Greed meets the greedy sensibility of others. It is terrible, the rough shod attitude in this day and age. The sooner, geothermal, solar and wind and wave power are harnessed, the better. Anyway lets hope for the best, as many organisations work on it. The young and the music industry want to live in their bubble, but that is not acceptable anymore. It is grow up, get with it and spread the word. Word of mouth is just as powerful.To become ecologically aware. If we want our planet and our children healthy. If we want our beautiful nature protected, it is time to speak the Word.

Nature is a musical note, to which we add our voice. Hope if anyone sees this, think of your power to pass the word. Every act is a political act, including the food, you chose to eat. The sense of empowerment in choosing to focus on GMO free food and in adding your voice to NO Fracking, is wonderful. It starts at the table, at the shop, with your children, friends. It's great. A simple act, support your health and your organic food supplier. As regards Fracking, all one can do is pass the word. Maybe more. Best of times, the worst of times. Hoping for the best.