Morning Green

I was up late last night writing, playing chess, and living the dream.
I woke late this morning, showered, prayed, meditated,
though my prayer and meditation are basically the same thing
With meditation I try to slow my brain down, achieve a level of clarity
cast out unnecessary thoughts, you know the bit
I usually find myself organizing my thoughts, incinerating some worries,
and occasionally a nugget of wisdom burns a thought
I've been thinking a lot about Going Green lately, for one the journal
I work for is using this as their April topic, as well I am an outdoorsy kind
of person, I love the water, trees, clouds, birds, and other animals and plants
that makes waking up worth it.
At the same time I love the convenience of my car, the comfort of my house, the
hot shower I get everyday
But I vacillate on the pleasurable sensation as I know the environmental impact
This morning then
I'm deep in meditation so deep the world is black
but a thought still
Going Green
The problem with this is not the message, but the delivery
we are all trying to find our balance in life, we look to give meaning to
the things we use in life, the habits we have, the dreams we dream
One of the many problems with Going green is the delivery of the message
The world is in peril, the animals are starving, our land is turning into desert, oh and what
about the whales.
It's not a funny topic or something to take lightly
The delivery
Just like politics, using fear does not work
intellect and reason do
Humans have always consumed
it's just that now we have become so great at production our consumption has
become great as well.
And to be honest, we won't change - completely
if consumption will not change, where are the products and ideas that
contribute to cleaner, smarter, greener consumption
Co-op shopping is unbelievably more expensive - I try to split up my shopping
but there is no way the common person is going to skip over the local grocer for
a co-op when at every turn the price is almost double
It doesn't make sense - yet
Those who truly care need to come to grips with reality, the reality of their message,
their audience and change.
I don't know how bad the planet is, Minnesota is great.
The New slogan for 2008 - Go Green, it makes sense.
We will win the argument if we stay rational