Woke up sad!

[Maria Siciliano]

Had good sleep, good dreams and still I woke up sad. Feeling this way and still I got online and immediately saw an article about killing rhino's for their horns. Matt Lauer is getting more money and I still won't watch news on any channel!

Just because I am sad does not mean I will fall apart and eat crap. I'm just sad that our planet is in the hands of such greedy people. The food industry will poison us just to increase their own wealth. It makes me sad!

I am afraid that although I am eating a much better diet, I have no idea what is in my food. I don't know if my plant based diet is watered with water that is "gray." 

People flush their unused medications into our drinking water. Even if we buy bottled water, most of the time it only means that the water was filtered. We have no idea if all of the chemicals are out of the water. 

I did have a great dream though! One of my favorite friends in my life was with me on a bike ride across country. (Thank you Dan the man!) We stopped at a motel for the night and it was an artists motel! All of the drawers in our room were filled with artists materials. There were coconuts in our room. We were eating raw! I like my dreams. 

I won't be sad all day. Focusing on eating well, and drawing will fill my mind with good thoughts. 

Still, we are living in a sad world. So many cruel people on our planet! 

I want to find a community in real life! A community of people like those that are here! There just has to be a place, a real life community, where people live peacefully with their sweet animals.

I guess it is just a dream…

[Supermom]

I've been meditating on this today because it was very interesting. I like how you wrote it with sweetness and honesty. You are right, of course, and thinking about these realities can make feel sad too.

I love DJD's response, "Good can be contagious." When I read it, I suddenly thought of the lessons I've been learning from Susan's blog and felt hopeful. 

Perhaps looking at life through rose colored glasses can change our experience of life. My favorite movie of all time is the Italian film, "Life Is Beautiful"  (The original one with English subtitles) about how a father brought his son through imprisonment in a concentration camp, believing he was playing a game.

[cynthia rocca]

If you find that community, count me in.....;)

[djd]

Good can be contagious.