Anonymous discord user, speaking the truth:
A degree of stillness then a confrontation with the unconscious. A decent into the underworld. These aren’t much mentioned in your HR department’s mindfulness drive.
I feel the same way reading this as I did watching If a Tree Falls: I understand the feeling, even if there’s no way I can endorse the conclusion.
Come and get it. Inspired by Rhyd Wildermuth:
Gardening is only a political act now because of all the political acts and regimes that have made it impossible for many. In fact, though, gardening is ultimately anti-political: being able to feed yourself, your friends, and your neighbors is exactly what the political order is hoping you won’t remember you can do.
Walmart’s grocery pickup app now allows you to bring your own reusable bags instead of store-supplied plastic bags. (And if you’re wondering why I shop at Walmart you’ve obviously never lived in small town whose local economy was obliterated by Walmart thirty-some years ago.)
Good talk by Lyla June, a Diné woman and scholar, presenting the lessons her ancestors have to teach us about living with the land. Her crucial point: humans were meant to be a part of this world. We evolved here; we and all the species of the world are children of the same Mother. The solution to our environmental problems is continually bringing together humans and the natural world. Indigenous people around the world have living traditions handed down by ancestors who flourished alongside other beings. Let’s listen to them.
You know what? The pickled kale is fantastic. Crisp and sweet and sour. It would be good on sandwiches or just by itself. Good use of a pound of kale from your garden.
Today: pulling nails on salvaged, century-old 2x4s and listening to Colter Wall’s new album Little Songs.
The sunflower fully opened today
My current and upcoming reading pile 📚 What’s in yours?
Attempting pickled kale, using this recipe. I added two cloves of garlic and a jalapeño. Now it sits in the refrigerator for two days.
