random and rare, pt 2

yes
the last couple of months
have been much easier
energy-wise
and the development
WOW

this human's personality
her complete trust
love
zestful attitude

so
i had a girl
what does this mean?
what does this mean?
it freaks me out:
a girl!

a female! a woman!
all my feminist spirituality
runs from my mind and i come up with a blank

something about power
and self-esteem
and self-confidence
and body image
and and and

wow
a girl, a female
how cool is that?
(i try not to panic)

and on top of that
james lovelock this morning
how can he go on national radio
(and all the other media he's said this to)
and say that by 2100
there will only be 1 billion people left on earth?
how can he say that and not cry?
how can it be okay that he says that and the presenters don't cry?
how can it be that we let something like that be said
without giving the listeners time to process it
cry
think
cry
think
then act?

p.s. fellow ice seeds bloggers: i promise not to blog for a week after you've blogged something. :)

Comments

[Janice]

Good to read this, and see a beautiful photo of your baby.

Re James Lovelock, I suppose there are different threads of environmentalism. To you and me the thought of 6 billion people perishing during this century is beyond tragic, and perhaps totally incomprenhensible. Others definitely see humans as just another species under threat, and perhaps no more or less tragic than the many other species that are perishing as a result of climate change.

Being a parent makes all this so much more painful to think about doesn't it? I try to avoid this kind of information. Think about what we can do, take small steps each day, the bigger picture, whilst not to be ignored, is sometimes just too frightening to think about.

[heather]

hi janice

thanks for your comments

yes, i don't want to be speciesist but we need to keep hold of our humanity at all times or we lose what's so great about being us!! :)

it's so good to constantly be moving forward on the sustainability agenda... in my work and in my local activism, i look at the big picture and try to express all the fear and anxiety, to get it out rather than in, and then i'm able to think more clearly about long-term planning. of course, things can restimulate those feelings, so it's a continual process... and challenge! but i like challenges!! :)