i'm exhausted, from my fingertips to the center of my bones. my eyes are puffy and my hands are swollen, and my bowling ball head strains my shoulders as i write this morning, but i am moved to say how this is the closest i've felt aligned to the earth and her rate of productivity. in the last 10 days, i've been in 7 states, visited people i miss and love dearly, planted 600 plants, harvested kale, collards, chard, lettuce and basil, fed a few hundred mouths, swam in a lake, a pool, an ocean and two rivers, communed with several dogs while gazing out at fierce thunderstorms, and started planning a short but full trip to california. and in my dreams, i've been helping to create the foundation of a new society in which war isn't considered an option.
it all feels equally real and equally important to me. it's all equally alive both within and outside of me.
i just need to find a bit of time to reach the realm of deep sleep, before my emotions find the cracks in my tired mind...