Monday, August 17, 2009

Losing Sleep, Gaining Life

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Today I went looking
for Stain for the Cedar Siding.
I told the Saleman:
"My daughter and I
have had health issues with toxics.
That has improved,
but we are careful with it.
We do not want
to pollute the Earth in any way.
We do not want to ill effect
any living Being
involved in production,
distribution,
or disposal of any product.
That includes
People who sell and mix the Paint.
That includes you."
To which he responded:
"If you think about all of those things,
you are going to lose Sleep."
To which, I thought afterwards:
"Maybe
we should be losing sleep.
We Humans
have created a mess
affecting the health
and wellbeing
of many Living Beings.
We are compromising
the Life Quality
of those
who follow us.
If each of us
would invest
a few Sleepless Nights
to focus on these things,
we would come up
with the solutions needed.
We Human are bright.
and creative.
We just got side-tracked
on being self-absorbed,
and thinking only about the now.
With some courage
and directed energy,
things would change and fast.
I'd give up a little Sleep
to reclaim the Gift of Life."
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