“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.” ~ Jim Rohn
We celebrated Earth Day recently. By extension it too is the only place we have to live.
Yet here we are with Doom's Day pegged for us in less than a dozen years.
Not our problem? Too overwhelmed? Who cares when we'll be long gone?
Too many complain still not enough gets done.
Tensions grow and tempers flare.
Opinions divide tentative actions and projected solutions.
Governments grow corrupt over personal claims and stakes.
Companies gain ground greedily usurping all in their way.
Who is left to protect Mother Earth and the sole individual?
Clock is ticking over this powder keg. Tick! Tock!
Mirabai Starr is a writer and modern mystic whose books include God of Love and Caravan of No Despair. Most recently, she has published Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics with Sounds True.
In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Mirabai about her approach to feminine mysticism and what brought her to write Wild Mercy. Mirabai explains women mystics' emphasis on interbeing as well as the innate connection between spiritual seeking and the fate of the earth.
Tami and Mirabai talk about the potential forms that spiritual communities may take in the future and how we can navigate the death throes of patriarchal religious structures. Finally, they discuss the reunion of masculine and feminine perspectives, as well as why loss opens us to immense compassion. (60 minutes)
The Wheel of the Year has turned once more and we have arrived back at the Equinox - Spring in the North and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
We seek balance between the Light and the Dark within ourselves that we might have it too in our world this coming year.
Relocating to a new home or stepping into new work highlights this all important balance. Whether it is the search for the right yet affordable space. Choosing to stay in the same neighborhood or resettling elsewhere. Deciding what to take and what to ditch or donate.
Imagine if the government were to cap the price of housing at half its present level. Prices would still be outrageously high but folks would suddenly be able to work and earn significantly less than they presently do without giving up their quality of life.
They would gain in terms of time they could spend with their friends and family, doing things they love, improvements to their health and mental well-being, etc.
We are forced to admit that if we care about human lives, then we must call for growth. We can deal with the environment later. Too many opt for that even when it is already too late now.
How can we ensure that people are able to access the things we need to live a good life without having to generate piles of income in order to do so, and without feeding the never-ending growth machine?
We need to build community more wisely and selectively than we have been taught as current independent consumers. We are all in this together after all.
