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** Squandering Our Gift (https://drifterlife.com/squandering-our-gift/)
By Brian Dusablon on Aug 18, 2019 01:41 pm I am currently 3/4 of the way through Rogue River Journal (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781593761059?aff=duce) by John Daniel. It’s an excellent book and I’ve jotted down several paragraphs that have made an impact on my thinking.
Taking a page from Thoreau, John heads to the Rogue River Valley for a winter writing retreat and this is his journal. His reflections on human impact and influence are insightful. This one, in particular, made me stop this morning and write this post (emphasis mine):
There is plenty of awareness in the canyon. The bear, the osprey, even the ants evince their own degree of consciousness, which must, like physiological features, be a graded continuum across the gamut of living things. I’m lucky enough, I believe, to possess the most acute consciousness here–not the sharpest perception, which surely belongs to the osprey’s eyes, to the noses of bear and deer, to owls who hear the footfalls of mice. Yet, given this miraculous endowment, I and my kind use it poorly. We fill our awareness with trivia and distractions, turn it to distrust and hatred, to violence against our own kind and the other lives of nature. Yes, we do make beauty and often act generously with this chance or intended spark that has lighted our minds, but around that beauty and generosity, look at the brutality and stupidness. Look at the ways we squander our gift, as no bear, grouse, osprey, bobcat, or even a single ant would waste theirs. – John Daniel
We can, and must, do better. Join me in this mission to save the planet, and in so doing, ourselves. The first step is to acknowledge that we are the problem. Be aware. Be well. Do something.
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** Do Wrong Right (https://drifterlife.com/do-wrong-right/)
By Brian Dusablon on Aug 16, 2019 03:14 pm A buddy of mine went to a concert recently and saw The Devil Makes Three (http://thedevilmakesthree.com/) and mentioned it in a post. I had never heard of them, so I did a quick search and found the song, “Do Wrong Right” and loved it.
Well most things that I know, I didn’t learn in class The road don’t go forever, so ride it while it lasts If you’re gonna raise a ruckus, one word of advice If you’re gonna do wrong buddy do wrong right
Needless to say, they’ve been added to the Drifter Life playlist and music festival search process. Thanks, Justin!
IFRAME: [1]https://www.youtube.com/embed/ARL3u5nr7LU?feature=oembed
Watch it above or on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL3u5nr7LU) (and check out “Never Learn” afterward.)
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