Seeing the beauty in all things; Afro Motive and Debris Shelters

August 21 2008
Second blog entry for life is now. Hello everyone, I awoke this morning to a beautiful crisp New England morning. The heat and humidity has taken a break here in CT and it feels a bit like fall. Last night before going to sleep Sarah and I watched the Celestine Prophecy, a movie that much reminded us of our stay in N.C with all of you. They talked about energies that surround us all every minute of the day. These energies cannot be viewed to there fullest for a multitude of reasons. One major reason is our intellect and ego is too much in the foreground of our perception. Through meditation or calming of the mind these energies become more prominent in our lives. These are the energies that are speaking to us on a regular basis, the ones that hold the truth about many things we as a species seem to over look. How to live in a more symbiotic relationship with our planet for starters, how to gain joy from the seemingly mundane, or how to provide for ourselves without taking more than we need from the earth.
Along with the vibe that everyone’s intention helped to create, Kevin’s classes really helped us to bridge these worlds of perception. On the one hand we need to earn a living and support our families and ourselves, but on the other we want to find meaning and substance from our daily activities. By bringing to our attention the respect for our ancestors and honoring the ones who have walked before us we are better able to absorb our day-to-day lessons that life is continuously giving us. We can do this simply by being vigilant with our thoughts remembering to live in a state of first acceptance then gratitude for every and all situations that life brings us. This approach has proven to open the door for a meaningful spiritual existence in a cluttered world of experiences. This act of combining the practical with the spiritual truly let’s us find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Kevin here is teaching us how to build a debris shelter. This temporary shelter resembles a squirrel’s nest, which has been proven to sustain a warm environment even when it is 40 below zero outside! This was so exciting to be shown a way to provide for ourselves in times of an emergency but working with nature in nature. This video is part one to how this is done, thank you Kevin!

When the night rolled in several more interesting talks were held. Yes-I brought some cohesiveness to a small group of Peace Gatherers in the Tipi. This was a small video clip of our attempt to bring a bit more cohesiveness to our efforts, hoping to create a system to propel our efforts from the gathering once it was over into the future.

This night Robert and Julia Roskind introduced Afro Motive an energetic and rhythmic group we much enjoyed! Please log on to this blog and share your stories we so look forward to keeping this synergy moving in the direction of unifying us again soon. Please share with us how you are best coping with re-entry into Babylon. Much love and respect!