Greening

Once upon a time, a woman lived. Well. Extremely well. At least in her eyes. She did her best to leave the world as, or better than, she found it. Knowing, as she lived this way, it was a lofty mission. Her teachers were exemplary in demonstrating right-living, and she referred to them often in times of confusion. And there were many. Confusing times. Quite often, it was more difficult making the most life-affirming choices. In fact, it was ALWAYS more difficult...at least, initially "difficult" held the definition. Then, it became excruciating. Because, all at once, the woman realized her attempts to live 'rightly' were feeble at best. All at once. The revelation descended upon her as the sudden inability to exhale. Anxiety overtook her. She understood nothing. Her former self-righteousness embarrassed her. Caring for her body had been limited to eating right, exercising and meditating (kinda)...she now realized that her "Body" consisted of much more than her flesh and bones but that it entailed the WHOLE of creation! She realized that every single thing she thought, said, or did affected EVERYTHING...EVERYWHERE...All the time. Her task of recycling...of being "Green" wasn't enough. Never had been. She didn't really know if she was capable of doing what she now understood was essential for the health of her "Body." The woman resolved to take baby steps. Continue with mindfulness, but expand it exponentially. She thanked her teachers for bringing the obvious to her attention, and made the commitment to try to live as well as possible...from here on...ad infinitum.

...to be continued.