the righteous river

what is happening to us because of floods and landslides and wildfires is what's happening to us internally, as well

we have lost touch with a natural rhythm, a natural flow in sync with our bodies and with the Earth

we have tried to "overpower" the world -- if we relax and flow with natural tendencies within us, then we will all be fine

all these "natural disasters" are a wake up call

live in harmony with yourself or keep pushing and pushing and pushing

until you push yourself off the cliff

Mother Earth knows what works -- we should listen to her

but we live in a culture where women's voices are suppressed -- and that attitude is not working

we are, to quote my mother from long ago talking about me, "injected with the go-go needle"

and it is time, methinks, to draw from a different source

and live more at peace within ourselves

these floods aren't the end of the world nor the end of humanity

but they are serious issues, like a heroin addict needing to come clean

we can't keep shooting up what we're doing

we need to detox, chill, and start really living

again