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I think of my meditation practice as creating space for life. We tend to go outside ourselves to change something. Organizing the world and people’s thoughts, actions, and beliefs. We try to change things other than ourselves. When I sit, I come face to face with my thoughts, my shortcomings, my distractions, my everything - good and bad. And through this noticing I start a new relationship. It’s like taking a step back from a situation and seeing things as they are. Meditation is attention - our attention. It’s developing a relationship with who we are and who we are in relation to the world around us. This practice has always been paramount in my work as an environmental educator. The root of so many of our eco troubles is a disconnect between ourselves and nature. We see nature “out there” separate from us. Of course it wasn’t always like this. When I sit, I’m concentrating on the mundane sensations of life. I’m an observer. I also practice while walking, eating, and laying down - attention. Subtle noticing. The mind’s nature is to think, like fire burns. You can’t clear your thoughts in meditation (not really the point), but you learn to not grasp each one with a tight fist; relaxing our distraction muscle so we can see our world more clearly. I’ve practiced for years and years and there is still a beginner’s mind every time I sit. There’s no end game and no certification. It’s taking our attention and expanding it. Through this practice we eventually see our natural state of compassion and wisdom. Just as we sit with our social media day in and day out - change the focus and sit with yourself instead. Mind activism. I leave you with my new favorite saying from Shunryu Suzuki, “We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.” •
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Most of my friends are animals and that is ok by me. This is me with my two sweet rescue babes. Sam on the left, was a stray roaming rural Texas and found himself in a kill shelter before the Golden Rescue saved him and brought him to Colorado. Cosmo was found on a Craigslist ad in Wyoming after he kept getting in trouble chasing chickens off another ranchers farm - they threatened to shoot him and so he had to go. Both these little pups are angels and the bond I have with them is simply irreplaceable. They have taught me more about compassion than I could explain here. 😭💙 I get asked often about making less trash with our furry friends, honestly, there isn’t much difference in the mindset we would keep for ourselves. Remember you can NOT make zero trash - our infrastructure isn’t circular (I talk about this a lot in previous posts) it’s linear. We design for the dump. Trash will happen. There isn’t solutions for everything. If you’re a furry four legged babe or not, we can only do our best. Simplify wants and needs. Be material mindful. DIY when possible. Refuse, reuse, and get resourceful and thrifty. •
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Pantry status. A little empty and shuffled from daily life. I like a clean and organized home - everything has a purpose and place. I love the beauty of organization, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get messy. And when it comes to trash, not every last thing I buy comes from a bulk store or a farmer’s market either. My allergies and my husband’s preferences bring trash into our home here and there (we only have one large glass jar that accumulates our landfill materials for the entire home - trash goes out once or twice a year). I think what we have to come to terms with - with anything we take on or do is the fact that is there is no perfect. No one can do it all, there are natural contradictions, and there are spots where it will take time to shift. We inherently live in world that isn’t perfect and a current global infrastructure that is off balance and designed intentionally to be wasteful and to be inaccessible. While we have a lot of work ahead of us to reshape our world, we can still be attentive, make changes where possible, and be a kind voice to others. It looks differently for everyone, don’t compare yourself to others and don’t let others tell you you’re not doing enough either. The root of this movement is this: build better and more responsible, tolerant, kind, open conversation and relationships between yourself and the world around you. •
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Stopped at @isabellefarmorganic to get a few things for the week. We don’t always buy a ton of produce. I’ll scope out the week ahead (I don’t meal plan or use recipes) and put together an idea of what I’ll make and generally what I’ll need. Versatile foods for salads, soups, sautés, and bowls are normally on our plates. We have a few things from last week like cucumbers, sweet potatoes, cauliflower and some dry goods like dried beans, rice, and pasta! I also made a big thing of peanut butter too! What’s on your menu this week? How do you get resourceful and thrifty in the kitchen? ⤵️ share below 🌈💙
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