Hello fellow humans. This week is one of great possibilities and opportunity. As you all know, Thursday (Jan. 20th) was inauguration day for our new president. There are many events going on in and around Portland that voiced resistance to four more years of environmental rollbacks. I encourage everyone to see this as a time to get active and stay active. Remember your favorite outdoor spots whether they be a patch under a friendly tree or a spot by a soothing river. Take a moment to gain an ecosystemic perspective and cherish the interconnectedness you feel when in your favorite places. How would you feel if that place was no longer available to you or degraded to the point of avoidance? Remember these things and bring that energy to the possibility for a new world. We are the Cultural Creatives and no president can take that away from us. can take that away from us. Let your fellow humans and fellow plants, animals, rocks and places remind us why we continue to voice resistance to the dastardly deeds of the worst environmental administration in history. Remember that day you had an epiphany on a mountain or got through a hard day thanks to a few well earned epiphany on a mountain or got through a hard day thanks to a few well earned minutes out in the forest. Pay it forward by fighting to preserve what is good in the world around us, that which can be found in the ever creative spirit of humanity, and in the DYNAMIC foundation of our well being--trees, plants, animals and natural spaces. I hope the following poem can provide a little inspiration to those feeling downtrodden, depressed or discouraged in this week of paradoxical regression and growth.
Enjoy this week's dirt.

Zeratha

P.S. Check out Zeratha's Poem for the Week at: Inaugural Poem

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