Summer's Here

The birds are chirping and I am glad to be alive. This balmy North Carolina weather makes me crave the outdoors yet the mid-day heat forces us inside to our awaiting electronics. Oh,the allure of all things digital, even in the face of the natural beauty of the lake, the yard, the towering trees that I see through the glass of the sliding door. Each escapade outside is met quickly by sweat and sun glare so I dress appropriately. No shoes, no shirt, just shorts, and sunglasses. My phone tells me that it is 93 degrees out here but I can take it. My dog, newly shaved to beat the summer heat, lumbers from beneath a bush, the perfect shady spot to hide from the sun's intensity. I am obligated to give him a nice scratch behind the ears. Canines really do epitomize unconditional love. It is nice to stand up and stretch in the glow of Sol. It brings me back from cyber-reality, that world that we live in while glued to the screen of our laptops. We write, we surf, we download but life in cyberspace can only fill a certain portion of my soul. Sometimes I need a half hour to take in the sunlight while laying in my hammock. I turn my phone off and listen to the sounds around me. I become unplugged like our forebears,if only for 30 minutes. We have to take the time to remember where we came from, not the world of silicon, search engines, and social sites where we can so often escape from the reality of our organic lives.

KarmicFuture

pax, salam, heping, shanti - i believe only in peace