the other night we were privvy to a very interesting and engaging event here at my cousin Brian's place. it's called a Pachamama Alliance get-together and featured a wide array of people - all quite politically outspoken in favor of progressive environmental and social issues. we're not part of the Alliance but we were invited by Brian's girlfriend, a local leader in the Alliance, to participate and converse.
it was a super laid back gathering - felt almost like a mini block party really - an awesome potluck (lots of quiche, haha), then some more or less formal introductions and sharing, then conversation groups and a screening of a documentary about climate change and how we're all tied up together on this planet.
i enjoyed listening and participating - and came away wondering, is it enough to live my life minimally?
the pics are of sunset on that day and the day thereafter - we're trying to focus on seeing sunset or sunrise every day - an exercise that has helped to ground me even as things seem spiraling.
every single morning and every single night there are these incredible atmospheric phenomena we call simply, sunrise and sunset. as the boiling energy of the exploding sun streaks by us, it ignites the sky in fiery brilliance and grants everything in sight the cool cloak of utter peace - the calm before the storm, the drop before the refrain, the indrawn breath before the outpouring of song. and we almost always miss it. And that's very sad...we should try to enjoy this daily magic.
~Micah
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