It IS too late...can you say it ?

& how does it feel?

I recently recieved this article from a friend who lives in Idaho. She is one of those people who have chosen to live tribally, and re-learn what that means in this day & age. I, too, yearn to live off the grid, re-aquaint myself with the seasons and the land, so that the prospect of only needing to get "supplies" every month or so was really do-able. (BUT - I am lacking resources in the cash dept, I have two small children and I am but one woman...and truly it is such an undertaking it takes a couple families at least to really make it work....anyway, I digress)

This past week, I got blindsided with the realization that various "tipping" points have been crossed on SO many levels of our world...in war and human rights, in our own government and in the continuance of the psychotic powers that are consuming us into a hole, and we are powerless to change it. Or are we?

Perhaps if we recognize we are heading south of hades in a handbasket, we can still make something worthwhile out of the ride.
And if there's nothing else to be gained, maybe our own resititution in the eyes of the planet and our fellow man.

So here's the link to the piece by Sally Erickson, and the film they are working on (What a Way to Go) sounds like a must-see for those who would like to chart a different choice - see if we can make something else out of all this fear and helplessness...

"we're drunk and standing at the edge of the roof"
http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2008/02/05/were-drunk-and-were-at-the-edge-of-the-roof/

So, once you have cried and taken few breaths to come to grips with all this...
I look forward to having this Talk of Truth with all of you
*pass the talking stick *

If I were younger I'd be looking into how to make myself self-sufficient without having to work too hard. Tribal is a good way to go, if you can find a good tribe. Man is not meant to live in isolation. It's too hard to take care of all the things that need to be taken care of by yourself. But we tried a lot of that stuff back in the 60s and 70s and it's not for dilettantes.

It's sort of funny that we live in these large societies now, and yet many people, like yourself, find they are on their own anyway. Funny-sad I mean.