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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